Democrats have attempted, on several occasions, to go after their critics in the right-leaning mainstream media, namely Fox News, by attempting to smear the network and its hosts, even if the smears are oftentimes completely made up stories.
According to a report from TB Daily News, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) is the latest Democrat to take a shot at censoring Tucker Carlson, as he showed a long series of screenshots of a conversation he allegedly had with a “domestic terrorist” who made threats against him, and who he also claims was radicalized by Fox’s Tucker Carlson’s nightly show.
A man DM’d I should be shot. For my family’s safety, I asked Twitter for help ID’ing him. When Twitter fell short (thanks for trying!) I asked the guy his name (stringing him a bit) & why he threatened me. Meet Jeremy Marshall who told me he was radicalized by Tucker Carlson. 🧵
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) December 30, 2021
There were a few noticeable and immediate inconsistencies with Swalwell’s grand story, the first being that he claimed he asked Twitter to identify the man, when the conversation he shared was clearly taken from his Instagram direct messages.
Secondly, the person behind the supposed account, who claimed to be a man named “Jeremy” from Canada, no longer has an account on Instagram — at least not under that handle, as the account in question is no longer live.
Bottom-line: the lies from Tucker and others are radicalizing people across not just America but the world. And the lies are inspiring people to make threats of violence against lawmakers. Tucker & Co. know this. And that’s why they tell their lies. They want to incite the mob.
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) December 30, 2021
The California Democrat went on to take shots at podcaster Joe Rogan for employing the same radicalizing tactics with his massive audience, another clear attempt to silence his dissenters.
Interestingly, “Jeremy” began the conversation with myriad threats, but ended by saying Swalwell was a good guy and more “personable” than he comes across on television, which is probably not how a typical conversation with a “domestic terrorists” on Instagram probably goes.
It’s crystal clear that Swalwell, who has gone after Carlson before and made similar accusations, was extremely bored one night and did his best to come up with some spicy content for his sheep-like constituents. The best part? He thought people would actually believe it.