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Who still trusts legacy media? Fox News, that’s who.

Washington Post - Erik Wemple · Erik Wemple · last updated

The froth quotient was running high on “Hannity” two nights after Donald Trump’s election-night exploits. Host Sean Hannity was hammering mainstream news networks, who “all were in unison hating Trump. Their influence is officially done. It’s gone. It is dead,” said Hannity on Nov. 7, throwing in a “fake news” smear for good measure.

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