Former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly is going after his former employer, stating that the network is “a totally different operation now” as he blasted the cable news channel for spouting propaganda.
During a segment on the BillO’Reilly.com show, he applauded Fox News National Security Correspondent Jennifer Griffin for correcting various guest commentators for spreading misinformation regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
“Now, why I’m running that clip is – not only to show you how gutsy she is – is that it used to be that propagandists would be slapped down hard, and now they’re not,” O’Reilly said. “Not just on Fox, but on every television news program.”
“I mean, I’ve told you this time and time, and time again, I turn on the TV set, it doesn’t matter whether it’s the network morning shows, the late-night comedians, the cable news across the board – two left, one right – propaganda is just spat out there, and the people running the shows are just sitting there going like this.”
O’Reilly supported Griffin’s pushback to illustrate how far Fox News, among other news channels, has dropped in terms of accountability and factual accuracy. He also got riled up as he discussed the ramifications for viewers.
“You can’t do that!” O’Reilly exclaimed. “That’s a disservice to the American people. You’ve got to know enough about the subject that you are involved with as an anchor or a host, that if somebody says something that’s propagandistic, you challenge.”
“That never happened on ‘The O’Reilly Factor,’ ever. The hosts and the anchors are too afraid to [call people out] because the corporations don’t back ’em. Boom! You create controversy, you’re gone. It’s cheap and easy, and it makes money, and that’s the truth. But not Jennifer Griffin. You see her; she will back up what she says with facts.”
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