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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Business
Adam Gabbatt

Tucker Carlson leaves a toxic legacy at Fox News. What’s next?

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Tucker Carlson in 2017. The host averaged 3 million viewers a night. Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Tucker Carlson, the far-right TV host whose embrace of racist conspiracy theories came to signify a shift further towards the right at Fox News, leaves behind a legacy of mainstreaming extremism after exiting the channel, and speculation is turning to any next step in an incendiary career.

The departure of Carlson, Fox News’ most-watched and highest-profile host, came as a shock. It is the second seismic moment at the news channel in a matter of days, after Fox News agreed to pay a $787.5m settlement to Dominion Voting Systems last week after airing election conspiracy theories.

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