Nickname for Fox News, coined by CNN's Jim Acosta during the Saturday segment of Newsroom (on May 1, 2021) where Acosta criticized Fox for misrepresenting stories on Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. The term gained popularity on Twitter, along with the hash tag #FoxNewsBullshitFactory as it went viral.
During his show, Acosta referred to multiple recent stories from Fox News. The one which inspired the use of "bullshit factory" was the false story that Kamala Harris was, for financial gain, including copies of her children's book in "welcome kits" at the border. According to Acosta, "that tale from the border didn't just border on B.S., this was USDA Grade-A bullshit. And the New York Post reporter who wrote the story resigned, claiming she was forced to make it up. But the damage was done, pumped out over the airwaves at the bullshit factory also known as FOX News."
During his show, Acosta referred to multiple recent stories from Fox News. The one which inspired the use of "bullshit factory" was the false story that Kamala Harris was, for financial gain, including copies of her children's book in "welcome kits" at the border. According to Acosta, "that tale from the border didn't just border on B.S., this was USDA Grade-A bullshit. And the New York Post reporter who wrote the story resigned, claiming she was forced to make it up. But the damage was done, pumped out over the airwaves at the bullshit factory also known as FOX News."
"But the damage was done, pumped out over the airwaves at the bullshit factory also known as FOX News."
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James: So who is the leader of the Mystery Club?
Calvin: While nobody put it up for vote, David is the one who acts as the de facto leader of the group.
Calvin: While nobody put it up for vote, David is the one who acts as the de facto leader of the group.
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Coined by Steven Colbert during a brilliant monologue at the White House Correspondents Dinner.
Coined by Steven Colbert during a brilliant monologue at the White House Correspondents Dinner.
Ladies and gentlemen of the press corps, Madame First Lady, Mr. President, my name is Stephen Colbert and tonight it's my privilege to celebrate this president. We're not so different, he and I. We get it. We're not brainiacs on the nerd patrol. We're not members of the factinista. We go straight from the gut, right sir? That's where the truth lies, right down here in the gut. Do you know you have more nerve endings in your gut than you have in your head? You can look it up. I know some of you are going to say "I did look it up, and that's not true." That's 'cause you looked it up in a book.
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After a little research, it turns out that Jim's little factoid the other night was actually a factlet. (This will change how people think about President Taft).
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