Tucker Carlson, a controversial television news anchor, parted ways with Fox News Media, where he was the network’s most-watched anchor.
Carlson’s wild theories about cryptocurrency
Carlson join Fox News in 2009 as a contributor and became the co-host of “Fox and Friends Weekend” from 2012 to 2016. He then started his popular nighttime show in November 2016 and moved to the 8pm timeslot in April 2017 until the day when he parted ways with the network.
During his career on the media network, he has made wild theories about bitcoin and the cryptocurrency market. The most significant was on January 18, 2023, when he suggested a bizarre conspiracy theory on Twitter linking airline delays in Canada and the United States to the rise in bitcoin prices.
He suggested that a computer outage that resulted in many flights not operating could have been caused by ransomware, and the government may have made large purchases of BTC to pay the ransom. Hence, he said, there was a surge in BTC of more than 20% after the travel chaos.
While his fan base seemed to think his theory was plausible while the crypto community was quick to dismiss the theory. For example, Stack Hodler mentioned The recovery of the cryptocurrency markets was most likely the result of the $5 billion asset recovery from FTX.
The news of Carlson’s passing was met with glee from Fox News critics. Former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., Member of the Jan. 6 Investigative Committee, chirp that after all of Tucker’s lies and slander, it was about time.
Fox defamation suit
After a huge defamation lawsuit, Fox has been making headlines for the past few weeks. Dominion Voting Systems brought the lawsuit alleged Network hosts, including Carlson, have advanced conspiracy theories about the company. Carlson was going to testify at trial, but the two parties settled last week for $787.5 million.
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Notably, the news took many people by surprise, including Carlson himself, as he ended his final show on Friday by telling viewers that he would be back on Monday. Meanwhile, Fox News lost $950 million in market value following Carlson’s exit from the network.