Stephen Colbert mocked Fox News coverage in which they tried to conflate the eclipse with the border.
Colbert said, “Fox News decided to cover the story this way.”
The Late Show host played a Fox clip, “Fox News Alert! A rare celestial event collides with political failure on the ground. The southern boundary will be directly in the path of totality today when the moon covers the sun. While everyone will be looking up, if you look here at the border, here’s some of what you’ll see. You’ll see illegal immigrants dressed in dark clothing, sometimes camouflage, actively trying to sneak into the United States. The United States.”
Stephen Colbert responded: “Yes. Oh, yes, immigrants in dark suits are using the eclipse to sneak across the border. They won’t get another chance like this…until night.
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What kind of speedster migrant will be able to cross the border in 3-4 minutes and Fox News has never heard of lights? They have lights along the border. It’s not as if the world has descended into unfathomable darkness and immigrants are pouring over the border.
Fox News’ coverage was stupid, but what was even worse was that there were people watching and believing what they were selling. The eclipse did not lead to a wave of illegal immigration.
Cable news coverage of the eclipse was definitely exaggerated, though not as silly as the breathtaking coverage of the New Jersey earthquake.
Fox’s coverage was idiotic, as the network demonstrated once again why its viewers are the most uninformed consumers of news in the entire country.
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