Why Fox News' Jesse Watters seized on QAnon
Article by Brian Stelter
The information well is poisoned. That's the unfortunate reality about the American media ecosystem. The well is poisoned, and for proof, look no further than Snopes' list of the "top rumors" that people are checking out. Stories about Dr. Anthony Fauci, Jeffrey Epstein, Black Lives Matter, and the Portland protests are at the top of the fact-checking site's list.
Much of this poison — for example, a false, unhinged theory about sex trafficking at furniture retailer Wayfair — originates with posts on social media sites. But some of it comes from major media companies, as illustrated by cases at Fox News and Sinclair Broadcast Group over the weekend.
SAUCE: https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/27/media/conspiracy-theories-conservative-media/index.html