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Former Fox News star Tucker Carlson flew to Moscow to interview Russian President Vladimir Putin, becoming the first American to do so since Russia invaded Ukraine two years ago. From left: Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images; AlexanderKazakov/POOL/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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A man who was at the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has sued Fox News for defamation. Here, a woman walks by the Fox News headquarters in New York in April. Nickolai Hammar | NPR/NPR hide caption

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Fox News hit with another defamation lawsuit — this one over Jan. 6 allegations

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Former Fox News producer Abby Grossberg, seen here in an interview on MSNBC, alleged there was a hostile environment riven by sexism and antisemitism when she worked on Tucker Carlson's show. MSNBC/Screenshot by NPR hide caption

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Fox pays $12 million to resolve suit alleging bias at Tucker Carlson's show

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Tucker Carlson speaks at a political event on Aug. 7, 2021, in Esztergom, Hungary. Carlson, who was fired from Fox News last month, announced he is taking his show to Twitter. Janos Kummer/Getty Images hide caption

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Tucker Carlson at the FOX Nation Patriot Awards on Nov. 17, 2022 in Hollywood, Fla. Jason Koerner/Getty Images hide caption

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Fired Tucker Carlson producer: Misogyny and bullying 'trickles down from the top'

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Fox News host Tucker Carlson speaks at a National Review Institute event on March 29, 2019, in Washington, D.C. The network announced Monday that it would "part ways" with Carlson. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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Tucker Carlson ousted at Fox News following network's $787 million settlement

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The billion-dollar trial between Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News, as well as its parent company, Fox Corp., heads to court. George Pimentel/Getty Images; Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images; Jason Koerner/Getty Images; Theo Wargo/Getty Images hide caption

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The $1.6 billion Dominion v. Fox News trial starts Tuesday. Catch up here

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Former Fox producer Abby Grossberg is alleging the network's attorneys pressured her to portray the network in a favorable light in testimony about what happened after the 2020 election. Here, a display outside the Fox News headquarters in New York in July 2020. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The logos for Fox programs are displayed on the News Corp. building on Jan. 25 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption

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Producer sues Fox News, alleging she's being set up for blame in $1.6 billion suit

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Fox News host Laura Ingraham said the head of the network's political Decision Desk "always made my skin crawl," in messages to stars Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity following the 2020 election. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption

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How a civil war erupted at Fox News after the 2020 election

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Dominion Voting System's legal filings reveal behind-the-scenes machinations involving Fox News hosts Jeanine Pirro, Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity, Maria Bartiromo and Laura Ingraham and former host Lou Dobbs. They are shown clockwise from the upper left. Jason Koerner/Getty Images; Jason Koerner/Getty Images; Carolyn Kaster/AP; Alex Brandon/AP; Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images; Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images hide caption

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Off the air, Fox News stars blasted the election fraud claims they peddled

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M&M's pause of its spokescandies comes after a right-wing backlash to changes in the Green and Brown M&Ms and the addition of the Purple M&M. Twitter/Screenshot by NPR hide caption

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M&M's replaces its spokescandies with Maya Rudolph after Tucker Carlson's rants

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Among the stars being questioned under oath for Dominion Voting Systems' defamation suit against Fox News are Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and Maria Bartiromo. Banners bearing their images hang from Fox Corp. headquarters in New York City, first, second and fourth from left, respectively. Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption

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Fox producer's warning against Jeanine Pirro surfaces in Dominion defamation suit

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Fox News host Tucker Carlson's special on the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol was the last straw for two network commentators. Stephen Hayes and Jonah Goldberg have resigned. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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2 Fox News commentators resign over Tucker Carlson series on the Jan. 6 siege

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Fox News host Tucker Carlson "is not 'stating actual facts' about the topics he discusses and is instead engaging in 'exaggeration' and 'non-literal commentary,' " U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil wrote. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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A top writer for Fox News' Tucker Carlson resigned after CNN revealed his racist and sexist posts, reviving criticism of Carlson's commentaries. Carlson is set to address the controversy on Monday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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Fresh Scrutiny For Fox's Tucker Carlson As Top Writer Quits Over Bigoted Posts

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Joseph Azam says he left his senior post at News Corp. in late 2017 over the coverage of Muslims, immigrants and race by Fox News and other Murdoch news outlets. Sasithon Pooviriyakul hide caption

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Former Murdoch Executive Says He Quit Over Fox's Anti-Muslim Rhetoric

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