“Do not underestimate how many lies are being pumped into people watching these shows"

“Do not underestimate how many lies are being pumped into people watching these shows,” Hayes continued, pointing to a new study by progressive watchdog Media Matters that found Fox News undermined the vaccine efforts at least once on 99% of the days over the past six months.

What makes this all so “aggressively cynical,” Hayes added, is the network and its executives’ hypocrisy.

Owner Rupert Murdoch, for example, was one of the first to get the coronavirus vaccine in December, and has vouched for its efficacy. And the network itself has a policy requiring all employees to be vaccinated or tested daily, a mandate stricter than the one handed down by President Joe Biden that is persistently attacked on Fox News airwaves…

“Inside Fox News, everyone takes this seriously. They’re in on the joke I guess?” Hayes said. “They understand the science is quite solid. They understand the methods preventing infection, severe illness, hospitalization and death. The methods for maintaining a safe workplace are all pretty clear.”