The investigation into whether or not Russia interfered with the 2016 election [1] took a serious turn on Aug. 3 when Special Counsel Robert Mueller called for a grand jury. According to the Wall Street Journal, the grand jury recently started its work [2] and the call indicates that the investigation is broadening even further in scope. While major TV networks halted programming to hone in on this recent development, Fox News continued its longstanding trend of ignoring [3] major negative news about President Donald Trump. The internet finally had enough and turned Fox News into a meme.
The meme presents the conservative news outlet as willing to cover any other news that doesn't portray Trump terribly — or tell its viewers the truth.
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Fox News: This one registered Democrat in Scottsdale, AZ may not have filed his taxes properly.— Matthew Chapman (@fawfulfan) August 3, 2017 [4]
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Fox News: Chelsea Clinton rode a horse last weekend— Rob Tannenbaum (@tannenbaumr) August 3, 2017 [5]
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Fox News: Is zebras a kind of horse?— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) August 3, 2017 [6]
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Fox News: Video of a time Obama used a salad fork to eat his entree.— Maggie Serota 🚽 (@maggieserota) August 3, 2017 [7]
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FOXNEWS: An interview with Graham Jurry, Best Buy employee, who thinks he met Seth Rich once.— Geoff LaTulippe (@DrGMLaTulippe) August 3, 2017 [8]
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Fox News: Hide your wife hide your kids TRANS PEOPLE WILL TAKE THEM FROM YOU— Patrick Karlsson (@Patrickesque) August 3, 2017 [9]
Some even used Trump's recent comments on immigration [11] to make a point.
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Fox News: Pluto Would Still Be Considered a Planet If It Bothered To Learn to Speak English— Lindsay Goldwert (@lindsaygoldwert) August 3, 2017 [12]
Others just resorted to classic internet jokes.
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FOX NEWS: Can I has a cheezburger?— Jonathan Sadowski (@sadowski23) August 3, 2017 [13]
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fox: are hotdogs tacos?— Friedrice Nietzsche (@tinynietzsche) August 3, 2017 [14]
And one person used it to show what Fox News would rather report on.
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Reuters: Subpoenas issued in connection to 2016 Trump Jr. Russia meeting
CNN: Mueller investigating Trump finances— Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) August 3, 2017 [15]
It's not entirely surprising that Fox News would continue to ignore such developments considering the company dropped its "Fair and Balanced" slogan [16] in 2016.