Hoax

Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth

By: Brian Stelter

Narrated by: Brian Stelter

The instant New York Times bestseller that reveals the collusion between Fox News and Donald Trump—with explosive new reporting covering the election and the January 6 riot.

As the nation recovers from the Trump presidency, many questions remain: Why was the COVID-19 pandemic so grossly mishandled? How did we get so politically polarized? What caused white nationalist groups to come out of the shadows, and are they here to stay?

The answers lie the twisted story of the relationship between Donald Trump and Fox News. Through firsthand accounts from over 250 current and former Fox insiders, CNN anchor and chief media correspondent Brian Stelter unlocks the inner workings of Rupert Murdoch’s multibillion-dollar media empire. The confessions are shocking: “We don’t really believe all this stuff,” a producer says. “We just tell other people to believe it.”

Stelter completes the story of the Trump years and looks toward the future of the network that made him. Hoax is a book for anyone who reads the news and wonders how we got here, and what happens next.

Critic reviews

"Author Brian Stelter energetically narrates this impassioned takedown of the incestuous relationship between President Trump and Fox News. A longtime media critic and host of CNN's 'Reliable Sources,' he reads his tell-all at a quick pace, his cadence worthy of a schooled broadcaster, his tone indignant. The author's voice reveals an unstinting sense of disappointment for Fox News' ceding of its programming to Trump; for its bullying, propaganda-spewing hosts (Hannity, Ingram, Tucker); for the the morning Trumpfest of 'Fox & Friends' and the dangerous downplaying of COVID-19. There's no doubt that with this book Stelter, who has been maligned by Fox anchors, has his day in the court of public opinion. His audiobook is a must for anyone who wants to understand Fox and its most important viewer."

FOX NEWS really does suck

Excellent information about how rotten Fox News really is. Brian Stelter does an excellent job exposing the truth about the Donald Trump propaganda network.

Thanks for writing this book

I am extremely thankful that you wrote this book. I am one of the people who you talk about in the book ....when the president comes on air I immediately turn him off. I’m disgusted by him and anyone who is willing to lie and hurt people. I cannot stomach to watch Fox News so I couldn’t wait to hear from a trusted news anchor as yourself to exactly what goes on. It was just as I thought horrible.

I’m very well informed and that’s a good thing. I just wonder about the people who are in the Trump cult!! Such a misfortune. This book was well written and extremely informative and I loved it!!

Thanks again and continue to do a fantastic job of reporting the news.

Joi

Entertaining and Frightening

Stelter’s fact-based book documents a network and administration that operates in and alternate reality completely devoid of facts.

Trump is the symptom in this story, and Fox is the disease. I can only hope that Fox fans will read this book and wake up to the fact that they’re being lied to, continuously.

My only misgiving about “Hoax,” is that it doesn’t end with a happy ending. I look to January, 2021 for that.

Loved it!

Loved it!! The behind the scenes look and the cult Fox News has created. The true media arm of the White House!

Excellent and illuminating

If you think you already know the story of Fox “News” and Donald Trump, you probably don’t. Brian Stelter gives an unflinching but balanced report of what went on inside the network that allowed them to be coopted by the current President. I am frequently appalled by the Fox talking points I hear uttered by friends I liked to think of as intelligent. There was a time when I thought the effect of Fox’s propaganda might be insurmountable but I do believe the majority of Americans value truth. In any event, everyone should read this book to see what is truly behind the curtain. It appears from this read that the cult of Fox will not be able to withstand the light. Worthwhile read, I was sorry to see it end.