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Was Tucker Carlson’s Removal from Fox News Linked to Dominion Settlement?

It’s the question that’s been on everyone’s lips: did the settlement between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems lead to Tucker Carlson’s removal from the airwaves? Well, according to a new report, the answer is yes.

After Dominion sued Fox News over its coverage of claims about Dominion’s equipment following the 2020 presidential election, a $787.5 million settlement was announced just before the trial was set to begin on April 18. And less than a week later, on April 24, Carlson was informed that his show had been canceled.

Initial speculation linked the two events, and a report in Variety citing “multiple sources with knowledge of the conversation” claims that Carlson learned the reason for his show’s cancellation during a conversation with a Fox News board member. According to the report, dumping Carlson was an unwritten promise from Fox News to Dominion.

However, both Dominion and Fox Corp. deny this claim, with Dominion stating that “Dominion made no demands about Tucker Carlson’s employment orally or in writing. Any claims otherwise are categorically false and a thinly veiled effort to further damage Dominion.”

Despite the lack of clarity on the reasons behind Carlson’s removal, multiple other theories have been put forward. Some have suggested that Carlson’s private musings about violence and the divide shaping modern America were the key to his firing, while others have claimed that the Murdoch family plans to sell Fox News and Carlson’s show was a casualty of this decision.

Whatever the reason for Carlson’s removal, one thing is clear: Fox News is suffering in the ratings. Do you think the network will be able to recover?

Other Theories on Carlson’s Removal

• According to a report in Vanity Fair, Carlson himself has said he thinks his show was killed and he was fired because the Murdoch family plans to sell Fox News.
• Another Vanity Fair report by Gabriel Sherman claimed Rupert Murdoch wanted Carlson gone due to the former host’s public embrace of religious views that paralleled those Ann Lesley Smith, who was formerly engaged to Murdoch.

Despite the controversy, Carlson has announced plans to launch his own show on Twitter. Will he sue Fox News or “watch the network implode attempting to challenge free speech,” as one source has suggested? Only time will tell.