{"id":1453974,"date":"2022-04-26T09:44:36","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T13:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1453974"},"modified":"2022-04-26T09:44:39","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T13:44:39","slug":"fact-check-did-chris-wallace-quit-cnn-after-only-three-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-chris-wallace-quit-cnn-after-only-three-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did Chris Wallace Quit CNN After Only Three Weeks?"},"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\">22<\/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-did-chris-wallace-quit-cnn-after-only-three-weeks%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=1453974&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 post\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid=10226990477857701&#038;set=a.10200907301194586\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid%3D10226990477857701%26set%3Da.10200907301194586&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1650986886679000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3j5ZVQ-kUKbOfYLSFpkj5M\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims CNN anchor Chris Wallace quit the network after only three weeks on the air.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The claim originated with a satirical article. A CNN spokesperson confirmed the claim was false.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Wallace, the former anchor of Fox News Sunday, left Fox News in December 2021 to host a show on CNN\u2019s new streaming service, CNN+, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/03\/27\/business\/media\/chris-wallace-cnn-fox-news.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The New York Times<\/a>. The platform is being shut down only a month after its initial launch due to low patronage, the outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/04\/21\/business\/cnn-plus-shutting-down.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Facebook post shows an image of Wallace and claims the anchor quit CNN \u201cafter just 3 weeks on the air.\u201d The image was also shared on Twitter, with one <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/awesomeaiken\/status\/1517211321858674691\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iteration<\/a> receiving over 2,200 retweets.<\/p>\n<p>There is no evidence that Wallace has left the network. Check Your Fact found no credible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=chris+wallace+left+cnn&#038;oq=chris+wallace+left+cnn&#038;aqs=chrome..69i57j0i22i30j0i390l2.4520j0j7&#038;sourceid=chrome&#038;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">news reports<\/a> to suggest the former Fox News anchor is leaving CNN. Both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-04-21\/warner-bros-discovery-to-shut-down-cnn-in-cost-cutting-effort\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bloomberg<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/cnn-plus-discovery-zucker-zaslav-fc031cfe-0b1a-45d8-9242-cb1d497c8bc7.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Axios<\/a> have reported that Wallace\u2019s show may be added to the network\u2019s television channel, though there are no concrete plans at this time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is false,\u201d said Alex Manasseri, a CNN spokesperson, in an email to Check Your Fact. \u201cWallace has not left CNN.\u201d\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/03\/25\/fact-check-cnn-ukraine-hotel-tweet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did CNN Publish This Tweet About A Ukrainian Hotel That Was Destroyed By Russian Bombers?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A keyword search revealed the article stems from the website <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/PnniP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tater Report<\/a>, a satire website that is part of the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national\/nothing-on-this-page-is-real-how-lies-become-truth-in-online-america\/2018\/11\/17\/edd44cc8-e85a-11e8-bbdb-72fdbf9d4fed_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">America\u2019s Last Line of Defense<\/a>\u201d parody network. While Tater Report <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/SvmkU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">discloses<\/a> the satirical nature of its work, the Facebook post lacks such a Disclaimer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A post\u00a0shared on Facebook claims CNN anchor Chris Wallace quit the network after only three weeks on the air.Verdict: FalseThe claim originated with a satirical article. 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