Every other major broadcast and cable news network believes tomorrow night’s first hearing from the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol is newsworthy and will carry it live with coverage hosted by top news teams. But Fox has a different purpose than keeping its viewers informed, so it plans to hide the bombshell probe from its viewers.
Fox’s vaunted “straight news” team will instead provide coverage on its lightly watched sister network, Fox Business. On the main channel, it will be business as usual, with prime-time propagandists Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity, and Laura Ingraham airing their regular shows and providing counterprogramming for the Trumpist faithful until 11 p.m. ET, when the “straight news” team will air special coverage of the hearing once much of the audience has gone to sleep.
This marks a new phase of Fox’s complicity in the violent right-wing coup attempt.