How Right-Wing Radio Stoked Anger Before the Capitol Siege (Published 2021)
Shows hosted by Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and other talk radio stars promoted debunked claims of a stolen election and urged listeners to “fight back.”
Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/10/business/media/conservative-talk-radio-capitol-riots.html
A former Fox News host, Mr. Beck had speculated for weeks about baseless claims of voter fraud in the presidential race. He told listeners that Donald J. Trump had taught conservatives that “you don’t have to cower anymore, you don’t have to back down when ridiculed into oblivion. You can fight back.”