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Tucker Carlson Tries, and Fails, to Distance Himself From Buffalo Shooter's Manifesto

Headline from Rolling Stone, on the newest of 3 developments

The Fox News host and the mentally ill teenager who slaughtered 10 people in a Buffalo supermarket both pushed the white supremacist “great replacement” theory

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Developments in this update

3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Buffalo shooting: how white replacement theory keeps inspiring mass murder | Jason Stanley

    Headline from The Guardian ·

  2. Fox News’ Tucker Carlson under fresh scrutiny after Buffalo mass shooting

    Headline from NBC News ·

  3. Newest

    Tucker Carlson Tries, and Fails, to Distance Himself From Buffalo Shooter's Manifesto

    Headline from Rolling Stone ·

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Reports & sources

11 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Guardian

    Buffalo shooting: how white replacement theory keeps inspiring mass murder | Jason Stanley (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    This once fringe ideology, which was at the heart of Nazism, has gained mainstream traction thanks in part to the likes of Tucker Carlson on Fox News

  2. RedState

    Left Loses Its Mind, Blames Buffalo Mass Shooting on Tucker Carlson (opens RedState)

    Published

    RedState's feed description

    These people had no shame and don't give a darn about the facts...

  3. NBC News

    Fox News’ Tucker Carlson under fresh scrutiny after Buffalo mass shooting (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    The incendiary cable news host has drawn criticism for promoting the "great replacement" theory — ideas apparently espoused by the suspect in the Buffalo shooting.

  4. Insider

    The racist 'replacement theory' tied to the Buffalo shootings has increasingly become a right wing media rallying call (opens Insider)

    Published

    Insider's feed description

    Fox News host Tucker Carlson and Republican politicians have played a part in bringing the far-right conspiracy theory to mainstream audiences.

  5. Poynter

    Opinion: What role did right-wing media play in the Buffalo shooting? (opens Poynter)

    Published

    Poynter's feed description

    Pundits like Tucker Carlson will put their spin on this and say they condemn violence. But it won’t erase what they have said.

  6. Townhall

    Tucker Carlson Responds to Tidal Wave of Liberals Blaming Him for Buffalo Mass Shooting (opens Townhall)

    Published

    Townhall's feed description

    Fox News host Tucker Carlson covered the mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, over the weekend, which was perpetrated by a self-proclaimed white supremacist who targeted black people, leaving 10

  7. NewsBusters

    Tucker Hits Leftists for Blaming Conservatives for Buffalo Shooting (opens NewsBusters)

    Published

    NewsBusters's feed description

    Fox News host Tucker Carlson had to be champing at the bit to get back on television Monday night after having to endure an entire weekend of many in the leftist media blaming him and others for the mass shooting at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York on Saturday afternoon.

  8. Talking Points Memo

    Tucker Carlson Doesn’t Know What Buffalo Shooter’s Talking About With All This Crazy ‘Great Replacement’ Stuff (opens Talking Points Memo)

    Published

    Talking Points Memo's feed description

    Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Monday night tried to put up a wall between himself and a gunman’s alleged motive for opening fire in a Black neighborhood’s grocery store in Buffalo, New York.

  9. Rolling Stone

    Tucker Carlson Tries, and Fails, to Distance Himself From Buffalo Shooter's Manifesto (opens Rolling Stone)

    Published

    Rolling Stone's feed description

    The Fox News host and the mentally ill teenager who slaughtered 10 people in a Buffalo supermarket both pushed the white supremacist “great replacement” theory

  10. NPR

    What the shooting in Buffalo has to do with Fox News host Tucker Carlson (opens NPR)

    Published

    NPR's feed description

    The man accused of murdering 10 people in Buffalo said he'd been radicalized by a racist conspiracy theory, No one in a position of prominence has done more to promote that theory than Tucker Carlson.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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