{"id":1169218,"date":"2021-12-29T12:19:34","date_gmt":"2021-12-29T17:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1169218"},"modified":"2021-12-29T12:19:37","modified_gmt":"2021-12-29T17:19:37","slug":"fact-check-viral-facebook-post-claims-chris-wallaces-first-show-on-cnn-got-the-lowest-ratings-in-cable-news-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-viral-facebook-post-claims-chris-wallaces-first-show-on-cnn-got-the-lowest-ratings-in-cable-news-history\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Viral Facebook Post Claims Chris Wallace\u2019s First Show On CNN+ Got The \u2018Lowest Ratings In Cable News History\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-viral-facebook-post-claims-chris-wallaces-first-show-on-cnn-got-the-lowest-ratings-in-cable-news-history%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1169218&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Texasfordonaldtrump2020\/posts\/4708702689212765?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARCf7p_Q5fiQsBgfZKYC6ubezLROcETDr8EgpX-vvFrgyq7FS7C-Rx_DSJY1u-EpL4OSIAWbRKC7rRuU2jxxZcrM4kDhESn79qPXPPLMyUn1s9YZ9slxYr7fOQS6cCJ2jT8R7rXFSb1nuGJZddc3eBEIkdXZt-3g8iodPOkZemk3TQkLkDjqp0We8ikqbfrx6a7oWsFT4W7gzIBO1NAyCFtCaSftuL6Spu2O2spzrgeNHyiJqMYP5NmE9vZRDfPwLcPWPnMVZm188mNAz1r88nGdjFpoRQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">viral Facebook post<\/a> shared nearly 400 times claims the new CNN program hosted by journalist Chris Wallace debuted with the \u201clowest ratings in cable news history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Verdict: False<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wallace\u2019s CNN+ show has not started yet. The claim stems from a satirical article.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Fact Check:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com\/2021\/12\/12\/chris-wallace-cnn-plus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announced<\/a> in a press release Dec. 12, the date Wallace <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/chris-wallace-departure-fox-news-channel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hosted<\/a> \u201cFox News Sunday\u201d for the last time, that Wallace will be leading a new show on the <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.cnn.com\/signup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN+ streaming service<\/a>. On Dec. 27, a viral Facebook post alleged, \u201cChris Wallace\u2019s first show on CNN received the lowest ratings in cable news history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wallace\u2019s CNN+ show has <a href=\"https:\/\/cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com\/2021\/12\/12\/chris-wallace-cnn-plus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">not yet started airing<\/a>, contrary to the viral post\u2019s claim. The CNN+ subscription streaming service itself is currently set to debut in the first quarter of 2022, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com\/2021\/07\/19\/cnn-to-debut-in-q1-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN press release<\/a>. A search of <a href=\"https:\/\/transcripts.cnn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN show transcripts<\/a> also didn\u2019t turn up any instances of Wallace making an appearance on CNN since his departure from Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>The text of the inaccurate Facebook post is nearly identical to the headline of a <a href=\"https:\/\/bustatroll.org\/2021\/12\/26\/chris-wallaces-first-cnn-show-got-the-lowest-ratings-in-cable-news-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">satirical article<\/a> published by Bustatroll.org. The website Bustatroll.org includes language on its <a href=\"https:\/\/bustatroll.org\/about-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cAbout Us\u201d page<\/a> clearly&nbsp;stating that it publishes \u201cparody, satire, and tomfoolery\u201d and that \u201ceverything on this website is fiction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>CNN senior communications director Emily Kuhn told Check Your Fact via email Tuesday that the claim is \u201ccompletely fabricated and ridiculous.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2020\/01\/23\/fact-check-fox-news-accreditation-entertainment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did Fox News Change Its Accreditation From \u2018News\u2019 To \u2018Entertainment\u2019?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cChris\u2019s show will launch with CNN+, the subscription streaming service, that is debuting later in Q1 2022. Since CNN+ is a streaming service, it will not have traditional ratings like linear television, so the post is false on multiple levels,\u201d Kuhn said. \u201cChris has not appeared on CNN and won\u2019t until 2022.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fox News <a href=\"https:\/\/press.foxnews.com\/press-releases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">has not yet announced<\/a> a permanent host for \u201cFox News Sunday\u201d to replace Wallace as of press time. Other anchors such as <a href=\"https:\/\/video.foxnews.com\/v\/6287680225001#sp=show-clips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bret Baier<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/transcript\/fox-news-sunday-on-december-26-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mike Emmanuel<\/a> have hosted episodes of \u201cFox News Sunday\u201d since Wallace\u2019s departure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A viral Facebook post shared nearly 400 times claims the new CNN program hosted by journalist Chris Wallace debuted with the \u201clowest ratings in cable news history.\u201dVerdict: False Wallace\u2019s CNN+ &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1169218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1169218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/89"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1169218"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1169218\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1169218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1169218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1169218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}