, which was baselessly accused of being involved in a rigged voting system that stole votes from Donald Trump during the 2020 presidential election.
Carlson has since taken to Twitter for his new show, saying Twitter's ownership under Elon Musk made it the last remaining platform open to"free speech." , Carlson said the US public had been lied to"at full volume over a period of years." The controversial host was a huge draw for Fox, with his weekday primetime show consistently hitting roughly three million viewers each evening. In, Carlson's lawyer Bryan Freedman said Fox News wants to take"Carlson's right to speak freely away from him."
Fox News and Carlson's legal team did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment made outside of regular business hours. Subscribe to push notifications