Simon & Schuster has announced that Brian Stelter, who wrote the New York Times bestseller Hoax in 2020, has signed a contract with them to publish a sequel. The new book, Network of Lies: The Epic Saga of Fox News, Donald Trump, and the Battle for American Democracy, will be available on November 14.
According to Mediate, the upcoming book will delve into Fox News’ coverage of the 2020 presidential election, which resulted in Donald Trump’s loss to Joe Biden. It will also uncover the stunning revelations of the behind-the-scenes activities that have come to light as part of Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against the network.
After departing from CNN last year, Stelter recently took on a role at Vanity Fair as a special correspondent, explicitly covering the upcoming Dominion trial, set to begin next week. In a recent column for the magazine, Stelter explores whether Dominion Voting Systems has a strong case in its groundbreaking lawsuit against the cable news behemoth.
“Brian Stelter’s lack of self-awareness after being fired from CNN for becoming an outright caricature is comical, but this is his least surprising move since telling Michael Avenatti he could be a presidential contender,” FOX News said in a statement to the website.
“Network of Lies will begin where Hoax ended — on the precipice of the 2020 presidential election,” Stelter said. “The recent revelations about Fox News and Donald Trump are nothing short of astonishing, with direct impacts on the next election, the First Amendment, and our democratic values. This scandal cries out for a nonfiction examination.”
