When Tucker Carlson abruptly parted company with Fox News on Monday, several theories circulated as to why the organization would let go of one of its highest-rated personalities.
Some thought the split might have been related to the network’s recent costly settlement with Dominion Voting Systems, which cost it $787.5 million.
Other reports tied the departure to a religious-themed conversation involving Carlson and Fox Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch’s then-fiancee.
One hypothesis that the mainstream media immediately latched onto was that the split might have been related to a lawsuit filed against Carlson and Fox News by Abby Grossberg, a former producer on Carlson’s show.
The New York Times titled its story, “In a Lawsuit, Tucker Carlson Is Accused of Promoting a Hostile Work Environment.”
MSNBC trumpeted the headline, “Abby Grossberg: Tucker Carlson made ‘my life a living hell.’”
However, The Spectator published an article Wednesday quoting Grossberg’s legal team as confirming one critical fact that some in the mainstream neglected to mention: The two have never met.