Tucker Carlson said he lies on TV out of 'weakness' and when he gets 'really cornered'

[Mad_Machine76]

12. I'm not sure exactly what he's talking about here

He's rarely challenged, let alone "cornered" on his Fox News show. Does he do another version elsewhere? Also, his stint on Crossfire has long since ended.

I've been listening to a podcast which is basically all about debunking various statements on his show (Tuckered Out Podcast- highly recommended) and he usually only brings on guests that are there because he wants somebody to add some patina of "credibility" to his talking points, although, sometimes, embarrassingly, they don't quite always stick to the line that he's expecting them to or they add context that undermines what he is trying to prove, although he usually just breezes past any such contradictions and moves on. His main schtick really seems to be wildly exaggerating things that aren't extraordinary and/or leaving out crucial context that drastically changes the perception of whatever it is he's talking about.