“When propaganda is packaged as entertainment — the rest of us pay the price.” – Journalist

📢 Remember when Trump dubbed any unfavorable coverage “fake news”?

He weaponized it so effectively that today, people don’t really read headlines — they just scroll snippets and memes. Notably, 90% of Millennials and Gen Z no longer subscribe to mainstream media—shifting us all into an ecosystem of soundbites and emotional loyalty. And yes, that helped elevate Trump initially.

But here's the question no one's asking: If Trump’s quick to attack mainstream outlets, why does he never call Fox News “fake news”?

🎭 Fox News: Entertainment, Not Journalism

Legally, Fox has consistently defended its primetime shows as opinion-based entertainment, not factual reporting. In court filings—like during Dominion’s defamation suit—its defenders argued that “reasonable viewers” understand these shows aren’t news (sources: washingtonpost.comreuters.com+1sports-entertainment.brooklaw.edu+1).

Fox’s origins tie back to the 1996 Telecommunications Act, which deregulated media ownership and enabled Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp to own vast broadcast and print outlets. Murdoch didn’t launch Fox News to inform—he launched it to influence.

🔥 Tucker Carlson: From Insider to Rebel

Once Fox’s crown prince, Tucker Carlson privately called Trump a “disaster” and said he “hate[s] him passionately”(sources: apnews.com+1vanityfair.com+1). Yet on-air, he parroted party lines — until recent breaks, when he began critiquing “forever wars,” Fox’s targeting of the elderly, and mass media control.

His departure marked a shift: a media insider asserting sovereignty and independence, challenging both Fox and Trump—yet Trump still won’t label Fox as “fake.” Instead, it remains central to his ecosystem.

🧑‍⚖️ Repeated Lies, Legal Reckoning

From Governor Newsom’s defamation suit seeking $787 million (sources: theguardian.comtheguardian.com+2time.com+2law.upenn.edu+2), to Dominion’s $1.6 billion case confirmed for trial (sources: apnews.com+2en.wikipedia.org+2sports-entertainment.brooklaw.edu+2), Fox repeatedly faced consequences for knowingly spreading misinformation.

Independent ratings agencies reflect the issue:

Ad Fontes Media consistently lists Fox’s primetime shows (including The Five and Tucker Carlson Tonight) among the most biased and least reliable . Their chart ranks such programming as “unreliable” or “propaganda.”

🇺🇸 Why Trump Won’t Say It

Because Fox sustains him.
It provides the emotional drama, the branding, the emotional safari that cements his base. It’s not journalism. It’s a state-adjacent echo chamber wrapped in cable TV.

Calling it fake would mean destabilizing the very foundation that keeps his messaging alive.

🌐 PulseDNA’s Decentralized Vision

What if news couldn’t be manipulated, bought, or spun?

At The PulseDNA, we’re building a decentralized, community-driven media network. No billionaire can sway it. No corporate agenda can hijack it. Just human truth—unfiltered, unshakable, unfailingly transparent.

🧭 Takeaway

Trump won’t call Fox “fake news” because Fox is too useful.
But with lawsuits, ratings data, and leaks revealing the truth, we have a responsibility: to demand accountability—for ourselves and for the future of what counts as news.

Because in a world drowning in spin, clarity is our only rebellion.

📝 Fact-forward. People-powered. Decoded daily.
Follow @PulseDNA for more disruptor stories.

“When propaganda is packaged as entertainment — the rest of us pay the price.” – Journalist

📢 Remember when Trump dubbed any unfavorable coverage “fake news”?

He weaponized it so effectively that today, people don’t really read headlines — they just scroll snippets and memes. Notably, 90% of Millennials and Gen Z no longer subscribe to mainstream media—shifting us all into an ecosystem of soundbites and emotional loyalty. And yes, that helped elevate Trump initially.

But here's the question no one's asking: If Trump’s quick to attack mainstream outlets, why does he never call Fox News “fake news”?

🎭 Fox News: Entertainment, Not Journalism

Legally, Fox has consistently defended its primetime shows as opinion-based entertainment, not factual reporting. In court filings—like during Dominion’s defamation suit—its defenders argued that “reasonable viewers” understand these shows aren’t news (sources: washingtonpost.comreuters.com+1sports-entertainment.brooklaw.edu+1).

Fox’s origins tie back to the 1996 Telecommunications Act, which deregulated media ownership and enabled Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp to own vast broadcast and print outlets. Murdoch didn’t launch Fox News to inform—he launched it to influence.

🔥 Tucker Carlson: From Insider to Rebel

Once Fox’s crown prince, Tucker Carlson privately called Trump a “disaster” and said he “hate[s] him passionately”(sources: apnews.com+1vanityfair.com+1). Yet on-air, he parroted party lines — until recent breaks, when he began critiquing “forever wars,” Fox’s targeting of the elderly, and mass media control.

His departure marked a shift: a media insider asserting sovereignty and independence, challenging both Fox and Trump—yet Trump still won’t label Fox as “fake.” Instead, it remains central to his ecosystem.

🧑‍⚖️ Repeated Lies, Legal Reckoning

From Governor Newsom’s defamation suit seeking $787 million (sources: theguardian.comtheguardian.com+2time.com+2law.upenn.edu+2), to Dominion’s $1.6 billion case confirmed for trial (sources: apnews.com+2en.wikipedia.org+2sports-entertainment.brooklaw.edu+2), Fox repeatedly faced consequences for knowingly spreading misinformation.

Independent ratings agencies reflect the issue:

Ad Fontes Media consistently lists Fox’s primetime shows (including The Five and Tucker Carlson Tonight) among the most biased and least reliable . Their chart ranks such programming as “unreliable” or “propaganda.”

🇺🇸 Why Trump Won’t Say It

Because Fox sustains him.
It provides the emotional drama, the branding, the emotional safari that cements his base. It’s not journalism. It’s a state-adjacent echo chamber wrapped in cable TV.

Calling it fake would mean destabilizing the very foundation that keeps his messaging alive.

🌐 PulseDNA’s Decentralized Vision

What if news couldn’t be manipulated, bought, or spun?

At The PulseDNA, we’re building a decentralized, community-driven media network. No billionaire can sway it. No corporate agenda can hijack it. Just human truth—unfiltered, unshakable, unfailingly transparent.

🧭 Takeaway

Trump won’t call Fox “fake news” because Fox is too useful.
But with lawsuits, ratings data, and leaks revealing the truth, we have a responsibility: to demand accountability—for ourselves and for the future of what counts as news.

Because in a world drowning in spin, clarity is our only rebellion.

📝 Fact-forward. People-powered. Decoded daily.
Follow @PulseDNA for more disruptor stories.