carlson. another carlson, gretchen carlson, no relation, will take us on down the fox rabbit hole. he left fox in 2016 two weeks before candidate trump accepted the republican nomination. but what s largely escaped similar scrutiny and come dem nation for fanning the flames of the insurrection and providing the fuel for the next bonfire of insanities is the podcast ecosystem. a recent study by the brookings p institution analyzed how podcasts pushed misinformation about voter fraud before and after the election and specifically between the election and january 6th, 2021. researchers reviewed 1,500 episodes from 20 of the most popular podcasts and found that bogus allegations of voter fraud rose dramatically in the run up to the insurrection, with more than 50% of all episodes devoted to the big lie. here s a flavor from that moment
reminder, don t miss full circle, our digital news show that gives us a chance to dig into important topics. and have in-depth conversations. you can catch it streaming live at 6:00 p.m. eastern on mondays, wednesdays, and fridays. at cnn.com/fulp circle. watch it on the cnn app or at any time on demand. news continues with democracy in peril. jim? anderson, thank you very much. i m jim acosta, and this is democracy in peril. tonight we are going on offense against the lies. and when you think about the poisonous lies undermining our democracy, trump probably first comes to mind, or social media outlets like facebook or twitter. and of course the manure spreaders like fox, news max or oan. you re going to hear tonight from a former fox on what tucker carlson has been pulling lately, sounding like a mouthpiece for the russians at the bolshevik factory, as we described it last night. another carlson, gretchen carlson, no relation, will take us on down the fox rabbit hole.