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Fox News Executive Tries To Rein In Stars As They Cheer On Anti-Lockdown Rallies

Fox News stars have championed protests against governors who have ordered shutdowns to contain the pandemic. A top Fox executive ordered hosts to acknowledge health risks posed by the rallies.

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David Folkenflik was described by Geraldo Rivera of Fox News as "a really weak-kneed, backstabbing, sweaty-palmed reporter." Others have been kinder. The Columbia Journalism Review, for example, once gave him a "laurel" for reporting that immediately led the U.S. military to institute safety measures for journalists in Baghdad.