Fox News has been criticized for its positive coverage of Russian President Vladimir Putin. In 2016 Fox News host Sean Hannity praised Putin as a “strong leader” who was “not gonna take any crap from anybody.”
In 2018 Fox News host Tucker Carlson called Putin a “better leader” than US President Donald Trump. Carlson also said that Putin is “not a bad guy.”
Critics have accused Fox News of being “pro-Putin” and of ” whitewashing ” his image.
In 2014 Putin annexed Crimea from Ukraine. This move was widely condemned by the international community.
However Fox News ran a segment in which Hannity said that Putin was “doing what’s in the best interest of his country.” Hannity also said that “Putin is a strong leader” who is “not gonna take any crap from anybody.”
In 2016 Fox News host Bill O’Reilly called Putin a “killer.” However he also said that Putin is “a lot better than Obama.”
In 2017 Fox News host Laura Ingraham said that Putin is “not our enemy.”
In 2018 Carlson said that Putin is “not a bad guy.” He also said that Putin is “actually pretty popular in his own country.”
Critics have accused Fox News of being “pro-Putin.” In 2018 Media Matters for America released a report which found that Fox News had “systematically portray[ed] Putin in a positive light.”
The report found that Fox News had aired segments which “cast Putin as a reasonable leader” ” minimized Putin’s aggression” and ” downplayed Russian interference in the 2016 election.”
Fox News has been accused of “whitewashing” Putin’s image. In 2018 The Daily Beast reported that Fox News had “spent years downplaying Vladimir Putin’s atrocities.”
The Daily Beast also reported that Fox News had “cast Putin as a heroic figure.”
What is fox news?
Fox News is a 24-hour American cable news channel owned by Fox Corporation.
Does fox news support Putin?
No Fox News has been critical of Putin and his policies.
