# Podcast #203 - Fox News Coverage of the Iran War is as Chaotic and Muddled as Trump's Mind

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Podcast: [Decoding Fox News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/decoding-fox-news-5717515)
Published: 2026-03-12T03:26:55+00:00
Episode link: https://decodingfoxnews.substack.com/p/podcast-203-fox-news-coverage-of
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Last week on Fox overpaid television personalities tried to fake their way through a war they didn’t understand. As the president changed the reasons he started the military conflict with Iran the folks at Fox struggled to forge a coherent message about it. The propaganda machine sputtered and stumbled. The network kept repeating Trump’s mixed messages: * The war was already over/The war will be over soon/This isn’t a war * High gas prices are a small price to pay for freedom/Gas prices will drop immediately/Americans don’t care about high gas prices * There will be no ground invasion of U.S. troops/There might be a short ground invasion of U.S. troops * We’ve killed their leadership/The new leadership is worse than the old leadership * Trump is the peace president/Trump has started military conflicts with seven different countries * This war will bring long-term peace/Every problem in the world is caused by Iran * Russia is helping Iran/Russia is not a concern/This war is about China * The U.S. is NOT fighting Iran for Israel/Sean Hannity featured a 21 minute interview with Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu When Fox News hosts weren’t talking out of both sides of their mouths, they were promoting Trump’s lies. * Americans overwhelmingly approve of Trump’s decision to attack Iran - several polls say otherwise * Iran was capable of a nuclear attack on the U.S. or Israel - despite no evidence supporting this * The people of Iran will rise up and take over their government - so far no such movement has formed. It could be because people don’t want to stage a revolution while being attacked by the U.S. and Israel * Trump’s promises of ‘no new wars’ did not mean he’s an isolationist In the four years I’ve covered Fox News the past week is the weakest I’ve ever seen the…

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