Fox News anchor Sandra Smith claimed that a gallon of milk cost her nearly $11 during a recent segment, quickly provoking a round of Twitter mockery.
"I bought a gallon of milk last night — granted, we live in New York, things are higher priced than a lot of areas in the country — it's nearly $11 for a gallon of milk at a New York grocery store," Smith said as the cable news chyron read "Inflation Nation."
Complaining about inflation, Fox anchor Sandra Smith says it's nearly $11 for a gallon of milk in New York -- there's no way this is true, right?
— Lis Power (@LisPower1) April 22, 2022
New Yorkers, help me out here. pic.twitter.com/Cs2i17KVrd
Users were quick to refute Smith's statement, however, with many New York residents seemingly fact-checking by sharing the current prices of a gallon of milk at grocery stores such as Whole Foods and Gristedes.
https://twitter.com/wrongmiles/status/1517527498917126145
https://t.co/TgNaRYE8Nr pic.twitter.com/TGQ8FliOW2
— Mike Racioppo (@RacioppoMike) April 22, 2022
One user's quip evoked the famous line from "Arrested Development.": "It's a banana Michael, what could it cost? $10?"
It’s one milk, Michael. What could it cost? Eleven dollars? https://t.co/XlEmZksFnn
— dstokes936 (@capitol_aloha) April 22, 2022
while milk is clearly not $11 no one correct her, whoever is ripping her off deserves to keep it https://t.co/pMsVs6G7j5
— maura quint (@behindyourback) April 22, 2022
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if you combine the fox news anchor saying milk costs $11 a gallon and the cnn story about the family drinking 12 gallons a week you've got a microcosm of why cable news is not good.
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) April 22, 2022
Sandra, the most expensive grocery store in NYC is Gristedes and a gallon of milk is $4.99. https://t.co/l7vw0newjy
— TalkThirtyToMe™ (@TalkThirty) April 22, 2022
H/T: Media Matters
