Reports have surfaced alleging that Tucker Carlson is launching a show on Russian state TV. However, Carlson's team has refuted these claims, calling them 'pure nonsense.' The story, which was reportedly laundered to Newsweek by foreign NGOs, has been debunked by various sources, including Neil Patel. It is suggested that such false stories are used by political leaders to justify spying on their adversaries, in this case, pro-Trump conservatives. Joshua Steinman noted that this could lead to surveillance under the 'two hop rule,' allowing authorities to monitor anyone Carlson communicates with. There are concerns that this could be used to obtain a FISA warrant and involve intelligence services.
The hoax story about Tucker was laundered to Newsweek by foreign NGO’s, it would have been used as grounds to get a FISA warrant to spy on Tucker Carlson. Then under the “two hop rule,” anyone Tucker texted would be monitored as well. Probably that’s already happening.
Is Tucker Carlson really launching his show in Russia? Conflict reports are surfacing in the US... 👉 https://t.co/JuwuR5IhBU
Prosecutors have accused Trump of a scheme to bury negative stories to fend off damage to his 2016 presidential campaign and then falsifying records to cover it up. https://t.co/hbCKVfQd0d
Tucker Carlson Team Says Reports Of Russian TV Show Are ‘Pure Nonsense’ https://t.co/Fpzf1A55Ja https://t.co/EsHx8lVEQw
Read the replies to see how many “conservatives” went along with an OBVIOUS hoax. https://t.co/TlASvGlPBB
Debunked stories like this (see @NeilPatelTDC’s post explaining that the story is fake) are often used by political leaders to get the intelligence services to spy on their adversaries (in this case, pro-Trump conservatives). Here’s how it happens: 1/8 https://t.co/OyrH2Gtayj
Fake news. Defamation. https://t.co/P1bFHl5k4n
JUST IN: 🇷🇺 Tucker Carlson launches show on Russian state TV. https://t.co/SfBarGyUyE