Media Matters has compiled a YouTube video ranking the five most memorable segments when a Fox News guest debunked the network.
5. Carl Hart, Associate Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at Columbia University: Hart and Bill O’Reilly disagreed on the number of 12th graders had “recently” smoked marijuana with O’Reilly telling Hart he should “take it up with the National Institutes of Health,” To which Hart replied: “I am a council member on the National Institutes of Health. Your number is wrong. I’m telling you it’s 22%.”
4. Reza Aslan, Writer and Scholar on Religion: Aslan appeared on Fox to talk about his book, “Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth.” Fox questioned why Aslan would care to write such a book as he is Muslim. Aslan replied:
“Well, to be clear, I am a scholar of religions with four degrees, including one in the New Testament, and fluency in Biblical Greek, who has been studying the origins of Christianity for two decades, who also just happens to be a Muslim. It’s not that I’m just some Muslim writing about Jesus. I am an expert with a PhD in the history of religions.”
3. Gen. Colin Powell, Former Secretary of State: Powell appeared on Fox to talk about voter laws, with Powell beginning by saying: “I want to see a Republican party, rather than restricting the days and hours you can vote, a Republican party that says, ‘We want everybody to vote, and we’re gonna give you a reason to vote for us.” Fox argued back saying people “should be able to prove who [they] are before casting a ballot.”
“No,” Powell replied, “you should be able to prove who you are when you register to vote.
Fox followed up by asking about wide-spread instances of voter fraud, Powell responded: “I have not seen any study that says fraud is a problem of such significance that these kinds of procedures should be in place.”
2. Bill Nye, the “Science Guy”: Nye appeared on Fox to discuss volcanoes on the moon. Fox tried to make some illogical connection between that the falsehood of global warming. Nye responded:
“Uh, no, volcanoes are not connected to the burning of fossil fuels. They’re connected with mining. But the big thing for us, on my side of this thing, is the science is true … So when you say to yourself, ‘I’m going to ignore all the evidence of climate change,’ you’re saying, ‘I’m going to ignore the best ideas anyone has ever had.'”
1. Tom Ricks, Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist: Ricks appeared on Fox to discuss his latest book, “The Generals,” and the conversation went into Benghazi. Ricks accused Fox of over-hyping the story with Fox replying by asking why he would think four dead people would constitute “hype.”
“How many security contractors died in Iraq. Do you know?” Ricks asked with the Fox host replying he had no idea.
“Nobody does because nobody cared. We know that several hundred died, but there was never an official count done … I think the emphasis on Benghazi has been extremely political partly because Fox was acting as a wing of the Republican party,” Ricks concluded.
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