Jon Stewart Calls Out Fox News for a Double Standard in Covering Ferguson and Benghazi
In the aftermath of a Justice Department report that found officer Darren Wilson acted in self defense when he shot and killed Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. — and that claims Brown raised his hands during the encounter were inaccurate — Fox News anchors have demanded an apology from those who pushed the “hands up, don’t shoot” narrative.
“The lesson Fox News is getting at is very clear,” said Jon Stewart on “The Daily Show” Thursday. “Wouldn’t it be nice if people who jumped to conclusions and peddled a false, divisive, anger-stoking narrative had to apologize for misleading America?”
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