Jimmy Kimmel has a scathing message for Fox News on its 30th birthday
Jimmy Kimmel released a video criticizing Fox News on the occasion of its 30th anniversary. He described the network as a venture created by Rupert Murdoch that prioritizes personal opinion over factual reporting. Kimmel argued that Fox News has significantly damaged civil discourse in the United States.
- ▪Fox News celebrated its 30th birthday on October 7, 2026.
- ▪Jimmy Kimmel referred to the network as a 'bet for angry white grandpas' in his commentary.
- ▪The comedian blamed Rupert Murdoch for creating a news source that disregards American values.
- ▪Kimmel stated that Fox News is the primary reason people can no longer have political conversations with their fathers.
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It's Fox News 30th birthday this week, and Jimmy Kimmel has a special message for the network he frequently finds himself going up against."Fox News turned 30 years old today, and what do you get for the network that ruined everything? Fox News launched on October 7th, 1996 as sort of a BET for angry white grandpas," says Kimmel in the clip above. "Three decades ago, a visionary named Rupert Murdoch asked a simple question. He asked, 'What if the news was whatever I want it to be?' And with nothing more than millions of dollars and a complete disregard for the America in which he wasn't born, he turned that idea into what has become the number one reason you can't talk to your dad anymore."Cue a montage of Fox News clips that are as depressing and ridiculous as you'd expect.
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