Decoding Fox News
Politics
A weekly analysis of 15 hours of Fox News programing hosted by Juliet Jeske a researcher and journalist with a background in covering extremism.
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A weekly analysis of 15 hours of Fox News programing hosted by Juliet Jeske a researcher and journalist with a background in covering extremism. decodingfoxnews.substack.com
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English
Episodes
Bonus Podcast - How Fox Covered the Vice Presidential Debate
10/3/2024
I start with “The Igraham Angle,” and pull clips from every show until “Fox News at Nigh.” Everyone on Fox was deeply concerned that the moderators fact checked Sen. J.D. Vance. Sean Hannity was obsessed with sexual change surgeries. Dana Perino and Harold Ford Jr. dropped some truth bombs and Jesse Watters focused on masculinity. It was a wild ride of rightwing propaganda.
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Duration:00:49:19
Podcast #133 - Fox News Invents Reality About Kamala Harris and NYC Mayor Eric Adams
10/1/2024
When Fox News doesn’t like reality it makes up its own. Fox News hosts pretended Kamala Harris was tanking in the polls when she’s actually gaining more ground on Trump. Fox also ignored the easily verifiable timeline associated with the criminal indictment surrounding New York City Mayor Eric Adams. The FBI started investigating Adams two years before the mayor started feuding with President Biden. Fox also gave up an hour of its airtime for Trump to use as a platform for his campaign. Jesse Watters compared Kamala Harris to an actual infant.
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Duration:00:53:03
Podcast #132 - How Dare You Call Our Divine Leader a Fascist!
9/24/2024
Fox made a dramatic pivot from trashing Kamala Harris to promoting Donald J. Trump. The network also obsessively covered the second assassination attempt on the former president. Fox hosts complained about heated rhetoric while ignoring Trump’s inflammatory words. The network also featured a lot of Trump including him on a n episode of “Gutfeld,” and giving away it’s primetime coverage to show a live feed of a Trump rally in Long Island, NY. Laura Ingraham whipped up fear about Haitian immigrants while Lawrence Jones claims there was no racial aspects to their harassment. Fox & Friends tried to make it seem like the recent interest rate cut by the Fed was a bad thing.
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Duration:00:57:17
Podcast #131 - Post Debate Meltdown Fox News Blames the Refs
9/17/2024
Fox News hosts blamed ABC and the moderators for Trump’s disastrous performance in the last presidential debate. Trump called into “Fox & Friends,” and threatened to revoke ABC’s broadcasting license. The cast of The Five melted down two days in a row. Sean Hannity tried to terrify his audience while lying about positive economic data. The network also got major milage out of a comment Sen. Bernie Sanders made on “Meet the Press.”
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Duration:00:54:47
Bonus Podcast - Presidential Debate - 1st Showdown Between Harris and Trump
9/11/2024
The folks at Fox desperately tried to spin Trump’s disastrous debate performance. Dana Perino and Brit Hume openly admitted that Trump had a bad night. Laura Ingraham, Jesse Watters and Sean Hannity refused to accept reality. It was a night of dashed expectations, delusions and broken dreams for Fox News.
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Duration:00:43:46
Podcast #130 - According to Fox News: Kamala Harris is A Flip Flopping Fading Fabulist
9/10/2024
Plastic straws! Fake accents! Non-existent bans on fracking! A local Fox News affiliate debunked its parent company! Nebraska Walzes for Trump haven’t even met Tim Walz! Fox News hosts pretended Kamala Harris has plummeted in the polls even when she hadn’t. Jesse Watters bragged about sounding like Russian propaganda. Vladimir Putin would be so Proud. Steve Doocy repeats a hateful myth about American Muslims and Pete Hegseth was shocked when an Israeli American said that Israelis want a return of every hostage, and end to the conflict and the end of Benjamin Netanyahu’s failed strategy. I threw in a silly impression at the very end.
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Duration:00:55:19
Bonus Podcast - Trump Town Hall on Hannity
9/7/2024
A video breakdown of Trump’s last town hall on “Hannity,” on September 4, 2024. Juliet Jeske of Decoding Fox News breaks down Trump’s incoherent ramblings.
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Duration:00:56:29
Podcast #129 - Fox News Desperately Searches for a 'Tan Suit' for Harris/Walz But Comes up Empty
9/3/2024
Fox News was desperate for some kind of scandal to help boost Trump’s presidential campaign. Fox tried to boost RFK Jr.’s endorsement of Trump, Mark Zuckerberg wrote a letter to Jim Jordan, Kamala Harris had an interview with her running mate, Joe Biden somehow controlled Trump’s DOJ, and finally Kamala Harris stranded astronauts in space. Absolutely nothing stuck but that wasn’t going to stop anyone at Fox from insisting all of these stories were life and death important.
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Duration:00:55:39
Podcast #128 - How Fox Covered the DNC - They are Still Freaking Out About Kamala Harris
8/28/2024
A crazy old man named Donald J. Trump called into the last night of Fox News’ coverage of the DNC. When the first show hung up on him he called in to the next show - the worst comedy show on television. Jessica Tarlov broke down his meltdown. Jesse Watters made a racist statement about crime. Sean Hannity waited for a riot that never happened. Brit Hume referred to women who suffered sexual assault and serious pregnancy complications as “abortion speakers” Multiple Fox News hosts whined about how the Dems have treated Biden. Nancy Pelosi proved she’s a boss on PBS.
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Duration:00:53:37
A Conversation with Kat Abughazaleh
8/21/2024
Kat Abughazaleh, journalist and influencer - Mother Jones, Zeteo and formerly Media Matters chats with Juliet Jeske of Decoding Fox News. We talk about covering Fox News, Abughazaleh’s journey to become a media journalist, stand up comedy, misogyny, women in media, the Democratic Party’s relationship with Arab voters and the Democratic Party’s many challenges navigating the conflict in Gaza. Abughazaleh is currently an influencer with credentials at the DNC.
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Duration:00:33:52
Podcast #127 - Copycat Kamala the Communist Chameleon Wants to Be Trump!
8/21/2024
Kamala Harris is a copycat of Trump but also a communist. Will Cain tried to pretend Trump came up with the Child Tax Credit. Greg Gutfeld exaggerated Tim Walz’s DUI arrest from 1996. There was a Casserole Controversy! Trump advisor and Project 2025 author made up a bunch of nonsense about Black and Latino Americans. Tammy Bruce encouraged Joe Biden to turn into Dark Brandon at the DNC and Stuart Varney went rogue - Democrats are good for the stock market.
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Duration:00:46:47
Podcast #126 - Fox News is So Scared it's Trying to Swift Boat Tim Walz
8/14/2024
The folks at Fox News are still freaking out that Kamala Harris is starting to beat Trump in some polls. Last week was “Let’s Swift Boat Tim Walz” week as multiple Fox News hosts accused the Minnesota Governor of stolen valor even though he served in the National Guard for 24 years. Brian Kilmeade invented Chinese conspiracy theories. Jesse Watters tried to force his Black co-host to wear a “White Dudes for Harris” cap. Laura Ingraham attacked Tim Walz for being an assistant coach. Judge Jeanine Pirro made up crime stats and a Fox guest went rogue.
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Duration:00:53:37
Podcast #125 - Pay No Attention to the Rise of Kamala Harris There Were Drag Queens at the Olympics
8/7/2024
Fox News tried to create a smokescreen of deception to hide the rise of Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee for president. Fox was outraged by an anti-Christian opening ceremony that wasn’t about Christianity, and a trans athlete who wasn’t trans. Fox also claimed a crowd cheered Trump at a convention for Black journalists when in reality they laughed and jeered at him. Judge Jeanine Pirro claimed white dudes are only supporting Kamala Harris out of white guilty and Dana Perino claimed Democrats are trying to “superglue” Trump to Project 2025.
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Duration:00:54:34
Podcast #124 - Kamala Harris is a Democratic Superstar and Fox is Freaking Out About It
7/30/2024
A fun frolic of Fox News meltdowns! What a glorious week to cover Fox. Fox started the week by playing the music the network normally uses for natural disasters under a news story that Biden was dropping out of the presidential race. Multiple Fox News hosts lost their ever-loving minds over Democrats reaction to Kamala Harris’ decision to run for president. Everyone on Fox seemed to forget the role of a vice president. Jessica Tarlov shared her excitement of millions of Democrats about Kamala Harris. Kellyanne Conway said that Trump never called Hillary Clinton names. Greg Gutfeld made a number of assumption’s about the young man who tried to kill Trump. Brian Kilmeade didn’t even pay attention to his own show.
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Duration:00:52:34
Podcast #123 - Fox News: The Republican National Convention
7/23/2024
Jessica Tarlov breaks down Trump’s rambling mess of a speech from the RNC, Laura Ingraham praises Hulk Hogan the compares Donald J. Trump to Ronald Reagan. Rep. Cory Mills and Eric Trump claimed THEY tried to kill Donald J. Trump. Who is they? Greg Gutfeld is outraged that anyone would call Trump Hitler than he called Joe Biden Hitler. Fox News featured a woman who has appeared on the network for the past four years as an undecided voter. I RANT A LOT IN THIS ONE. PBS NewsHour does not hold back when they called Republicans out for their lies.
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Duration:00:53:13
Podcast #122 - Fox News: Trump is Jesus Now and Biden is the Dementia Devil
7/17/2024
Fox started the week by bashing Biden in every way possible. Nearly every segment was dedicated to Biden’s mental acuity. Jesse Watters declared that Democrats should just give up now. Fox News continues to mislead its viewers about Project 2025. After Trump survived an attempted assassination attempt Fox News hosts claimed it was a miracle. Rachel Campos-Duffy claimed he had a magical force field around him. Rep. Cory Mills quote the Bible. A Trump supported Blamed Nancy Pelosi and AOC for the attack. Judge Jeanine Pirro seems to think West Germany is still a thing.
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Duration:00:53:18
Podcast #121 - Fox Begins to Pivot to Attacking Kamala Harris While Celebrating SCOTUS Coronating King Trump
7/10/2024
Fox News spent a lot of time trashing Biden even including segments during the July 4th celebrations. The network also is starting to pivot to trashing Vice President Kamala Harris. She’s the mastermind of a vast conspiracy to cover up Biden’s declining mental state. Hunter Biden has the nuclear codes. Bernie Sanders and The Squad are going to rip the country in half. The Democrats will stack the Supreme Court! Trump definitely won’t abuse his power and a preview of what life might look like under Project 2025.
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Duration:00:53:11
Podcast #120 - A Disastrous Debate and The Fox News Spin of Doom
7/3/2024
Fox News was surprisingly subdued after Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance. The day after the debates they interviewed white folks in diners where they blamed the First Lady Jill Biden for everything. An RNC spokesperson claimed the DNC has been hiding Biden’s cognitive decline for years. Fox News hosts glossed over Trump’s many lies and Rachel Campos-Duffy went off the deep end in many ways. There was also signs among the MAGA faithful that they are worried Trump won’t win the 2024 election.
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Duration:00:55:37
BONUS Podcast - PART TWO - Trump Pres. Debate Fact Check
7/2/2024
This is the second half of a comprehensive fact check of Trump’s statements during the presidential debate on CNN on 6/27/24
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Duration:00:56:43
BONUS Podcast - PART ONE - Trump Pres. Debate Fact Check
7/2/2024
This is the audio version of a comprehensive fact check of 53 lies Donald J. Trump told during the first presidential debate. Because there were so many I had to break it into two parts. This is Part One. Part Two will drop shortly. The written version, complete with hyperlinks to all sources, can be found at the Substack channel for Decoding Fox News. It is free for anyone to read.
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Duration:00:53:00