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Do not fill this in! ==Controversies== <!--SEE TALK PAGE BEFORE ADDING ANYTHING RELATED TO FNC'S POSSIBLE EDITS TO WIKIPEDIA--> {{Main|Fox News controversies}} ===Sexual harassment=== The network has been accused of permitting [[sexual harassment]] and [[racial discrimination]] by on-air hosts, executives, and employees,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/roger-ailes-resigns-as-fox-913206 |title=Roger Ailes Resigns as Fox News Chief After Sexual Harassment Accusations |first=Marisa |last=Guthrie |date=July 21, 2016 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=April 27, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/19/business/media/bill-oreilly-fox-news-allegations.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220102/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/19/business/media/bill-oreilly-fox-news-allegations.html |archive-date=January 2, 2022 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |title=Bill O'Reilly Is Forced Out at Fox News |last1=Steel |first1=Emily |last2=Schmidt |first2=Michael S. |date=April 19, 2017 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=April 28, 2017 |issn=0362-4331}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/25/business/media/fox-news-racial-discrimination-lawsuit.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220102/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/25/business/media/fox-news-racial-discrimination-lawsuit.html |archive-date=January 2, 2022 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |title=11 Sue Fox News, Citing 'Intolerable' Racial Bias |last=Ember |first=Sydney |date=April 25, 2017 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=April 27, 2017 |issn=0362-4331}}{{cbignore}}</ref> paying out millions of dollars in legal settlements.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/09/06/492797695/fox-news-will-pay-gretchen-carlson-20-million-to-settle-sexual-harassment-suit |title=Fox Will Pay Gretchen Carlson $20 Million To Settle Sexual Harassment Suit |first=Bill |last=Chappell |date=September 6, 2016 |publisher=NPR |access-date=April 27, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2017/04/19/524751613/fox-news-turmoil-highlights-workplace-cultures-role-in-sexual-harassment |title=Fox News Turmoil Highlights Workplace Culture's Role In Sexual Harassment |first=Yuki |last=Noguchi |date=April 19, 2017 |publisher=[[NPR]] |access-date=April 27, 2017}}</ref> Prominent Fox News figures such as Roger Ailes, [[Bill O'Reilly (political commentator)|Bill O'Reilly]] and [[Eric Bolling]] were fired after many women accused them of sexual harassment. At least four lawsuits alleged Fox News co-president [[Bill Shine]] ignored, enabled or concealed Roger Ailes' alleged sexual harassment.<ref name="Grynbaum-2017c">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/27/business/media/fox-news-sean-hannity-bill-shine.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220102/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/27/business/media/fox-news-sean-hannity-bill-shine.html |archive-date=January 2, 2022 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |title=Sean Hannity Defends Executive as Fox News Turmoil Continues |last1=Grynbaum |first1=Michael M. |last2=Steel |first2=Emily |date=April 27, 2017 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=October 12, 2017 |issn=0362-4331}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="Sakoui-2017">{{Cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-04-28/sean-hannity-defends-boss-says-ouster-would-be-end-of-fox-news |title=Sean Hannity Defends Boss, Says Ouster Would Be End of Fox News |first=Anousha |last=Sakoui |date=April 28, 2017 |publisher=Bloomberg L.P. |access-date=October 12, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/may/25/sean-hannity-fox-news-media-matters-seth-rich |title=Sean Hannity targets media watchdog amid questions over future at Fox News |last=Gabbatt |first=Adam |date=May 25, 2017 |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=October 13, 2017 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Fox News CEO Rupert Murdoch has dismissed the high-profile sexual misconduct allegations as "largely political" and speculated they were made "because we are conservative".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/14/fox-news-sexual-harassment-allegations-rupert-murdoch-politics-297733 |title=Murdoch: Sexual harassment allegations against Fox News 'largely political' |first=Cristiano |last=Lima |date=December 14, 2017 |website=Politico |access-date=December 15, 2017}}</ref> Bill O'Reilly and Fox News settled six agreements, totaling $45 million, with women who accused O'Reilly of sexual harassment.<ref name="Steel-2017">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/21/business/media/bill-oreilly-sexual-harassment.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220102/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/21/business/media/bill-oreilly-sexual-harassment.html |archive-date=January 2, 2022 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |title=Bill O'Reilly Settled New Harassment Claim, Then Fox Renewed His Contract |last1=Steel |first1=Emily |last2=Schmidt |first2=Michael S. |date=October 21, 2017 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=October 28, 2017 |issn=0362-4331}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41730020 |title=Fox News: Bill O'Reilly and Megyn Kelly clash over sex claims |date=October 24, 2017 |work=BBC News |access-date=October 28, 2017}}</ref> In January 2017, shortly after Bill O'Reilly settled a sexual harassment lawsuit for $32 million ("an extraordinarily large amount for such cases"), Fox News renewed Bill O'Reilly's contract.<ref name="Steel-2017"/> Fox News's parent company, 21st Century Fox, said it was aware of the lawsuit.<ref name="Steel-2017"/> The contract between O'Reilly and Fox News read he could not be fired from the network unless sexual harassment allegations were proven in court.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/nov/08/fox-news-bill-oreillys-contract-shielded-him-from-sex-claims-sacking |title=Fox News' Bill O'Reilly's contract 'shielded him from sex claims sacking' |last=Ruddick |first=Graham |date=November 8, 2017 |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=November 9, 2017 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Fox News's extensive coverage of the [[Harvey Weinstein scandal]] in October 2017 was seen by some as hypocritical.<ref name="Axios">{{Cite news |url=https://www.axios.com/fox-news-weinstein-coverage-compared-to-oreilly-2502358974.html |title=Fox News has spent 35Γ more time on Weinstein than O'Reilly |first=Neal |last=Rothschild |date=October 27, 2017 |work=Axios |access-date=October 28, 2017 }}</ref><ref name="Bauder-2017">{{Cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-fox-news-weinstein-oreilly-20171026-story.html |title=12 hours vs. 20 minutes: Fox News focuses on Weinstein harassment, ignoring O'Reilly |last=Bauder |first=David |date=October 26, 2017 |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |access-date=October 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171101034902/http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-fox-news-weinstein-oreilly-20171026-story.html |archive-date=November 1, 2017}}</ref> Fox News dedicated at least 12 hours of coverage to the Weinstein scandal, yet only dedicated 20 minutes to Bill O'Reilly, who just like Weinstein had been accused of sexual harassment by a multitude of women.<ref name="Axios"/><ref name="Bauder-2017"/> A few weeks later, when a number of females under the age of 18, including a 14-year-old, accused Alabama Senate candidate [[Roy Moore]] of making sexual advances, Hannity dismissed the sexual misconduct allegations and dedicated coverage on his TV show to casting doubt on the accusers.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://uk.businessinsider.com/sean-hannity-defends-roy-moores-sexual-misconduct-charges-saying-they-were-consensual-2017-11 |title=Fox News host Sean Hannity: 'I was not totally clear' while defending Roy Moore over sexual misconduct report |first=Rosie |last=Perper |date=November 10, 2017 |work=Business Insider |access-date=November 10, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sean-hannity-roy-moore-allegations_us_5a050814e4b0e37d2f3697c2 |title=Fox News Forgets Its Own Sexual Harassment Problem And Again Attacks Victims |last=Madani |first=Doha |date=November 10, 2017 |work=HuffPost |access-date=November 10, 2017}}</ref> Other prime-time Fox News hosts Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham queried ''[[The Washington Post]]''{{'}}s reporting or opted to bring up sexual misconduct allegations regarding show business figures such as Harvey Weinstein and [[Louis C.K]].<ref name="Grynbaum-2017b">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/12/business/media/fox-news-roy-moore.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220102/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/12/business/media/fox-news-roy-moore.html |archive-date=January 2, 2022 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |title=A Rightward Tilt and Big Ratings at Fox News |last=Grynbaum |first=Michael M. |date=November 12, 2017 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=November 13, 2017 |issn=0362-4331}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Fox News figures [[Jeanine Pirro]] and [[Gregg Jarrett]] questioned both the validity of ''The Washington Post''{{'}}s reporting and that of the women.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2017/11/12/opinions/roy-moore-snl-fox-news-opinion-obeidallah/index.html |title=SNL gets tough on Roy Moore, Fox News defends him |last=Obeidallah |first=Dean |date=November 13, 2017 |publisher=CNN |access-date=November 13, 2017}}</ref> In December 2017, a few days before the Alabama Senate election, Fox News, along with the conspiracy websites ''[[Breitbart News]]'' and ''[[The Gateway Pundit]]'', ran an inaccurate headline which claimed one of Roy Moore's accusers admitted to forging an inscription by Roy Moore in her yearbook; Fox News later added a correction to the story.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/dec/08/blog-posting/no-roy-moore-accuser-didnt-tamper-or-forge-yearboo/ |title=No, Roy Moore accuser didn't admit she forged signature |first=Manuela |last=Tobias |date=December 8, 2017 |work=Politifact |access-date=December 9, 2017 }}</ref> A number of Fox News hosts have welcomed Bill O'Reilly to their shows and paid tributes to Roger Ailes after his death. In May 2017, Hannity called Ailes "a second father" and said to Ailes's "enemies" that he was "preparing to kick your a** in the next life".<ref name="Park-2017">{{Cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sean-hannity-has-message-for-roger-ailes-enemies/ |title=Sean Hannity has message for Roger Ailes' enemies |first=Andrea |last=Park |date=May 18, 2017 |publisher=CBS News |access-date=October 12, 2017}}</ref> Ailes had the year before been fired from Fox News after women alleged he sexually harassed them.<ref name="Park-2017"/> In September 2017, several months after Bill O'Reilly was fired from Fox News in the wake of women alleging he sexually harassed them, Hannity hosted O'Reilly on his show.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/media/352439-hannity-to-host-oreilly-tuesday-for-second-interview-in-eight-days/ |title=Hannity to host O'Reilly Tuesday on Fox News |last=Lejeune |first=Tristan |date=September 26, 2017 |newspaper=The Hill |access-date=October 12, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Darcy-2017b">{{Cite news |url=https://money.cnn.com/2017/09/26/media/oreilly-hannity-fox-news-interview/index.html |title=Bill O'Reilly appears on Fox News for first time since his ouster |last=Darcy |first=Oliver |date=September 26, 2017 |work=CNN Money |access-date=October 12, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2017/09/27/bill-oreilly-returns-to-fox-as-sean-hannitys-guest/106036888/ |title=Bill O'Reilly returns to Fox as Sean Hannity's guest |date=September 27, 2017 |newspaper=USA Today |access-date=October 12, 2017 }}</ref> Some Fox News employees criticized the decision.<ref name="Darcy-2017b"/> According to CNN, during the interview, Hannity found kinship with O'Reilly as he appeared "to feel that he and O'Reilly have both become victims of liberals looking to silence them."<ref name="Darcy-2017b"/> ===Obama administration conflict=== In September 2009, the [[Obama administration]] engaged in a verbal conflict with Fox News Channel. On September 20, President [[Barack Obama]] appeared on all major news programs except Fox News, a snub partially in response to remarks about him by commentators Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity and Fox coverage of Obama's health-care proposal.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/12/business/media/12fox.html |title=Fox's Volley With Obama Intensifying |first=Brian |last=Stelter |date=October 12, 2009 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=May 2, 2010}}</ref><ref name="usnews.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/articles/news/obama/2009/10/23/fox-pushed-team-obama-over-the-brink.html |title=White House: Fox Pushed Team Obama Over the Brink |date=October 23, 2009 |website=[[U.S. News & World Report]] |access-date=July 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505002845/http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/obama/2009/10/23/fox-pushed-team-obama-over-the-brink.html |archive-date=May 5, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> In late September 2009, Obama's senior advisor [[David Axelrod (political consultant)|David Axelrod]] and Roger Ailes met in secret to attempt to smooth out tensions between the two camps. Two weeks later, White House chief of staff [[Rahm Emanuel]] referred to FNC as "not a news network" and communications director [[Anita Dunn]] said "Fox News often operates as either the research arm or the communications arm of the Republican Party".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/10/23/the-fox-news-war-whats-the-upside-for-obama/ |title=The Fox News war: What's the upside for Obama? |first=Linda |last=Feldmann |date=October 23, 2009 |website=[[The Christian Science Monitor]] |access-date=October 23, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091028030117/http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/10/23/the-fox-news-war-whats-the-upside-for-obama/ |archive-date=October 28, 2009 }}</ref><ref name="nytimes_2019-10-23">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/23/us/politics/23fox.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100823030324/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/23/us/politics/23fox.html |archive-date=August 23, 2010 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Behind the War Between White House and Fox |first=Jim |last=Rutenberg |date=October 23, 2009 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=May 2, 2010}}</ref> Obama commented: "If media is operating basically as a talk radio format, then that's one thing, and if it's operating as a news outlet, then that's another."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/10/23/eveningnews/main5415921.shtml?tag=stack |title=President Obama's Feud with FOX News |date=October 23, 2009 |publisher=CBS News |access-date=July 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721171851/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/10/23/eveningnews/main5415921.shtml?tag=stack |archive-date=July 21, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> Emanuel said it was important "to not have the CNNs and the others in the world basically be led in following Fox".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-rutten24-2009oct24,0,3009088.column |title=Obama's misguided Fox hunt |first=Tim |last=Rutten |date=October 24, 2009 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=May 2, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091028012545/http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-rutten24-2009oct24,0,3009088.column |archive-date=October 28, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> Within days, it was reported that Fox had been excluded from an interview with administration official [[Ken Feinberg]], with bureau chiefs from the White House press pool (ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN) coming to Fox's defense.<ref name="nytimes_2019-10-23"/> A bureau chief said: "If any member had been excluded it would have been the same thing, it has nothing to do with Fox or the White House or the substance of the issues."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/10/wh-were-happy-to-exclude-fox-but-didnt-yesterday-with-feinberg-interview.php |title=WH: We're Happy To Exclude Fox, But Didn't Yesterday With Feinberg Interview |first=Christina |last=Bellantoni |date=October 23, 2009 |website=[[Talking Points Memo|TPMDC]] |access-date=July 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724015150/http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/10/wh-were-happy-to-exclude-fox-but-didnt-yesterday-with-feinberg-interview.php |archive-date=July 24, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> Shortly after the story broke, the White House admitted to a low-level mistake, saying Fox had not made a specific request to interview Feinberg. Fox White House correspondent Major Garrett said he had not made a specific request, but had a "standing request from me as senior White House correspondent on Fox to interview any newsmaker at the Treasury at any given time news is being made".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mediaite.com/tv/finally-resolved-major-garrett-reveals-his-side-of-pay-czar-gate/ |title=Finally Resolved? Major Garrett Reveals ''His'' Side of Pay Czar-Gate |first=Steve |last=Krakauer |date=October 27, 2009 |website=Mediaite |access-date=January 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206112401/http://www.mediaite.com/tv/finally-resolved-major-garrett-reveals-his-side-of-pay-czar-gate/ |archive-date=December 6, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> On November 8, 2009, the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' reported an unnamed Democratic consultant was warned by the White House not to appear on Fox News again. According to the article, Dunn claimed in an e-mail to have checked with colleagues who "deal with TV issues" who denied telling anyone to avoid Fox. [[Patrick Caddell]], a Fox News contributor and former pollster for President [[Jimmy Carter]], said he had spoken with other Democratic consultants who had received similar warnings from the White House.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-obama-fox8-2009nov08,0,507227.story?test=latestnews |title=Democratic consultant says he got a warning from White House after appearing on Fox News |first=Peter |last=Nicholas |date=November 8, 2009 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=May 2, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091112093603/http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-obama-fox8-2009nov08,0,507227.story?test=latestnews |archive-date=November 12, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> On October 2, 2013, Fox News host [[Anna Kooiman]] cited on the air a fake story from the ''National Report'' parody site, which claimed Obama had offered to keep the International Museum of Muslim Cultures open with cash from his own pocket.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/fox-news-mistakenly-airs-parody-of-obama-offering-to-personally-fund-muslim-museum-233837793.html |title=Fox News mistakenly airs parody of Obama offering to personally fund Muslim museum |first=Eric |last=Pfeiffer |date=October 6, 2013 |publisher=Yahoo! News |access-date=October 17, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://gawker.com/fox-news-falls-for-fake-story-claiming-obama-is-funding-1441573171 |title=Fox News Falls For Fake Story Claiming Obama is Funding Muslim Museum |first=Max |last=Rivlin-Nadler |date=October 5, 2013 |work=Gawker |access-date=October 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005212832/https://gawker.com/fox-news-falls-for-fake-story-claiming-obama-is-funding-1441573171 |archive-date=October 5, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.snopes.com/politics/satire/museum.asp |title=Obama Uses Own Money to Open Muslim Museum Amid Government Shutdown |first=Barbara |last=Mikkelson |date=October 5, 2013 |work=[[Snopes]] |access-date=October 6, 2013}}</ref> === Journalistic ethical standards === Fox News attracted controversy in April 2018 when it was revealed primetime host Sean Hannity had defended Trump's then personal attorney Michael Cohen on air without disclosing Cohen was his lawyer.<ref name="No Disclosure-NYT">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/17/business/media/sean-hannity-fox-news.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220102/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/17/business/media/sean-hannity-fox-news.html |archive-date=January 2, 2022 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |title=No Disclosure? No Problem. Sean Hannity Gets a Pass at Fox News. |last1=Grynbaum |first1=Michael M. |last2=Koblin |first2=John |date=April 17, 2018 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=April 28, 2018 |issn=0362-4331}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On April 9, 2018, federal agents from the [[U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York|U.S. Attorney's office]] served a search warrant on Cohen's office and residence.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-cohen-raid/fbi-raids-offices-home-of-trumps-personal-lawyer-sources-idUSKBN1HG336 |title=FBI raids offices, home of Trump's personal lawyer: sources |last1=Strobel |first1=Warren |last2=Walcott |first2=John |date=April 10, 2018 |work=Reuters |access-date=April 10, 2018}}</ref> On the air, Hannity defended Cohen and criticized the federal action, calling it "highly questionable" and "an unprecedented abuse of power".<ref name="Winter">{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-wants-review-some-materials-seized-cohen-fbi-raid-n866226 |title=Fox News host Sean Hannity revealed as Michael Cohen's mystery client |last1=Winter |first1=Tom |last2=Edelman |first2=Adam |date=April 16, 2018 |publisher=NBC News |access-date=April 16, 2018}}</ref> On April 16, 2018, in a court hearing, Cohen's lawyers told the judge that Cohen had ten clients in 2017β2018 but did "traditional legal tasks" for only three: Trump, [[Elliott Broidy]], and a "prominent person" who did not wish to be named for fear of being "embarrassed".<ref name="Miller">{{cite web |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/michael-cohen-sean-hannity_us_5ad4ef98e4b016a07e9f6410 |title=Identity Of Michael Cohen's 'Mystery' Client Revealed As Sean Hannity |last1=Miller |first1=Hayley |last2=Blumberg |first2=Antonia |work=[[HuffPost]] |date=April 16, 2018 |access-date=April 17, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-cohen/foxs-hannity-revealed-as-mystery-client-of-trumps-personal-lawyer-idUSKBN1HN12G |title=Fox's Hannity revealed as mystery client of Trump's personal lawyer |last1=Pierson |first1=Brendan |last2=Freifeld |first2=Karen |last3=Stempel |first3=Jonathan |date=April 18, 2018 |work=[[Reuters]] |access-date=April 18, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/16/business/media/sean-hannity-michael-cohen-client.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220102/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/16/business/media/sean-hannity-michael-cohen-client.html |archive-date=January 2, 2022 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |title=Sean Hannity Is Named as Client of Michael Cohen, Trump's Lawyer |last1=Feuer |first1=Alan |last2=Grynbaum |first2=Michael |last3=Koblin |first3=John |date=April 16, 2018 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=April 18, 2018 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> The federal judge ordered the revelation of the third client, whom Cohen's lawyers named as Hannity.<ref name="Miller"/> Hannity was not sanctioned by Fox News for this breach of journalistic ethics, with Fox News releasing a statement that the channel was unaware of Hannity's relationship to Cohen and that it had "spoken to Sean and he continues to have our full support."<ref name="No Disclosure-NYT"/><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/hannitys-rising-role-in-trumps-world-he-basically-has-a-desk-in-the-place/2018/04/17/e2483018-4260-11e8-8569-26fda6b404c7_story.html |title=Hannity's rising role in Trump's world: 'He basically has a desk in the place' |last1=Costa |first1=Robert |last2=Ellison |first2=Sarah |last3=Dawsey |first3=Josh |date=April 17, 2018 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=April 28, 2018 |issn=0190-8286 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/17/sean-hannity-fox-news-full-support-michael-cohen-528948 |title=Cohen controversy tests Hannity's Teflon Sean reputation |first=Cristiano |last=Lima |date=April 17, 2018 |website=Politico |access-date=April 28, 2018}}</ref><ref name="cohenCNBC">{{Cite news |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/17/watchdogs-attack-sean-hannity-for-hiding-link-to-trump-lawyer-cohen.html |title=Fox News gives Sean Hannity 'full support' as critics slam him for hiding link to Trump lawyer |last=Breuninger |first=Kevin |date=April 17, 2018 |publisher=CNBC |access-date=April 28, 2018}}</ref> Media ethics experts said that Hannity's disclosure failure was a major breach of journalistic ethics and that the network should have suspended or fired him for it.<ref name="cohenCNBC"/> === NYC Human Rights Law violations === In mid-2021, Fox News agreed to pay a $1 million settlement to New York City after its [[Commission on Human Rights]] cited "a pattern of violating the [[New York City Human Rights Law|NYC Human Rights Law]]". A Fox News spokesperson claimed that "FOX News Media has already been in full compliance across the board, but [settled] to continue enacting extensive preventive measures against all forms of discrimination and harassment."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Perrett|first=Connor|date=June 29, 2021|title=Fox News agrees to pay $1 million fine for human rights law violation in New York City|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/fox-news-1-million-fine-human-rights-law-violation-2021-6|access-date=July 3, 2021|website=Business Insider}}</ref> === Climate denial and misinformation === During the May 22, 2023, episode of Fox News Tonight, discussing Roman climate protesters drawing attention on drought and floods in Italy, the correspondent Trace Gallagher downplayed the role of climate change for the recent meteorological situation pointing at Italian history.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FoxNewsTonight-2023-05-22-Protest-Climate {{!}} Media Matters for America |url=https://www.mediamatters.org/media/4008949 |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=www.mediamatters.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cooper |first=Evlondo |date=August 7, 2023 |title=National news' scant coverage of climate protests largely overlooked the scientific urgency driving controversial climate actions |url=https://www.mediamatters.org/broadcast-networks/national-news-scant-coverage-climate-protests-largely-overlooked-scientific |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=Media Matters for America |language=en}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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