During an interview with CNN anchor Jim Acosta, Carlson pointed to the Jan. 6 insurrection and recent pro-Russian comments made by Fox News host Tucker Carlson (no relation).
“I think it’s a complete disservice to our country,” she said. “I think it’s a big difference between having a conservative opinion and having one that supports conspiracy theories.”
In the interview, Carlson said her former news network and other conservative media had devolved, from calling unwelcome news “fake” to questioning science during the pandemic.
“We’re seeing not only the fallout from fake news during the Trump era [to] what happened on Jan. 6,” she said. “But now it’s moving into other areas, not just news. Now it’s hitting science, the vaccines.”
“Conservative television news is certainly not the conservative news that was out there even five years ago,” she continued.