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Tucker Carlson Promotes Conspiracy Theories About October 7 Hamas Attack
Conservative host Tucker Carlson aired a special program promoting conspiracy theories about the October 7 Hamas attack, suggesting Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu allowed it to happen to stay in power.
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What happened
- 01Tucker Carlson promoted conspiracy theories that the October 7 Hamas attack was a false flag operation.
- 02Carlson suggested Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu allowed the attack to remain in power.
- 03The program featured Charlie Kirk's past questioning of Israel's response time, with caveats.
- 04Carlson questioned the status of dual US-Israeli citizens killed on October 7.
- 05He asserted, without evidence, that Gaza's death toll was 190,000-200,000.
- 06Carlson also questioned the necessity of World War II against Nazi Germany.
Carlson referenced the late Charlie Kirk, who had questioned the initial response time but denied accusing Netanyahu of complicity. The program also downplayed the deaths of dual US-Israeli citizens and questioned the necessity of World War II. Carlson has a history of controversial statements regarding Israel and other geopolitical issues.
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