‘There was no remorse whatsoever’: Student who called out CNN analyst Brian Stelter on his network’s disinformation in viral back-and-forth says anchor refused to admit hypocrisy over his Fox News attacks
- The University of Chicago freshman told Tucker Carlson about how he had asked the left-wing pundit about his ongoing criticisms of Fox News
- Christopher Phillips added that CNN has spread disinformation itself about the Trump-Russia probe, Nicholas Sandmann, and ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett
- ‘Brian Stelter talks for 30 minutes about how Fox News is this huge purveyor of disinformation. They’re the enemy of the people,’ Phillip’s told Tucker Carlson
- Meanwhile, Stelter dismissed the college student’s question while citing a ‘right-wing narrative’ at one point
A University of Chicago student who called out CNN analyst Brian Stelter on disinformation in viral back-and-forth during a forum is speaking out about the now-viral back-and-forth.
Christopher Phillips, a freshman at the university, told Fox News‘ Tucker Carlson about how he had asked the left-wing pundit about his ongoing criticisms of Fox News, before adding that CNN has spread disinformation about the Trump-Russia probe, Nicholas Sandmann, and ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett.
Meanwhile, Stelter dismissed the college student’s question while citing a ‘right-wing narrative’ at one point.
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Christopher Phillips, pictured, the University of Chicago who called out CNN analyst Brian Stelter on disinformation during a recent forum on the topic
Meanwhile, Stelter, pictured, dismissed the college student’s question while citing a ‘right-wing narrative’ at one point
Phillips told Fox News’ Tucker Carlson, left, that CNN has spread disinformation itself about the Trump-Russia probe, Nicholas Sandmann, and ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett
‘The way I’ve always been is to search for truth and ask questions to sift through the lies and find out what’s really going on,’ said Phillips, a writer for one of the school’s student publications.
Phillip’s noted how he had encountered several ‘legacy media employees’ at the disinformation-themed forum, who had said they spent their careers accusing other news outlets and politicians of spreading the same disinformation they too are often guilty of.
‘Brian Stelter talks for 30 minutes about how Fox News is this huge purveyor of disinformation. They’re the enemy of the people,’ Phillip’s told Tucker Carlson.
Pictured: Stelter at the disinformation forum, where he was confronted by University of Chicago student Christopher Phillips
Phillips, center, told Carlson, left, that Stelter was a ‘huge purveyor of disinformation’
‘And then I come up and I say, Wait a second. Run that back.’
‘Because actually CNN – from what I’ve seen, at least — is probably 10 times the purveyor of disinformation that you claim Fox News to be,’ he added.
‘And you know, he didn’t really have a great answer for it.’
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