How Fox News became Trump’s state media channel
April 13, 2026
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Episode 172 · April 13, 2026
How Fox News became Trump’s state media channel
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Summary
Fox News has never exactly been objective or accurate but it at least used to pretend. So why has it morphed into Trump TV? Juliet Jeske from Decoding Fox News joins Jarv and Chris to explain.
See more of Juliet’s work: https://decodingfoxnews.substack.com/
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