This is how nutty conspiracy theories take off within the right-wing nutosphere.
After days of this nutty BS being spread, Fox finally admits it was a lie. 95% of the people who believed it either won't see this or will ignore it because they loved being outraged the story. They will continue to repeat the nutty claims just as they do with all manner of other debunked right-wing myths. This episode is a perfect example of why the Republican base is enthusiastically and willfully ignorant.
After days of this nutty BS being spread, Fox finally admits it was a lie. 95% of the people who believed it either won't see this or will ignore it because they loved being outraged the story. They will continue to repeat the nutty claims just as they do with all manner of other debunked right-wing myths. This episode is a perfect example of why the Republican base is enthusiastically and willfully ignorant.
