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Fox News hires former Cuomo aide Melissa DeRosa as contributor and podcast co-host

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Fox News Media announced it has hired Melissa DeRosa, a former top aide to Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, as a network contributor and rotating co-host of a new podcast called “The Girls,” debuting Oct. 1. The premiere lineup also includes Rachel Campos-Duffy, Harris Faulkner, Kat Timpf and former ESPN host Samantha Ponder. DeRosa held senior positions in Cuomo’s administration, including serving as the state’s first female secretary to the governor. In February 2021, she told Democratic state lawmakers on a call that the administration withheld nursing home COVID-19 death data because officials feared it would be used politically by the Trump administration and other Republican governors’ critics. Fox’s announcement described her as a “veteran Democratic strategist.”

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  1. Fox News Media hired Melissa DeRosa as a contributor and co-host of a new podcast, “The Girls,” debuting Oct. 1.

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  2. DeRosa previously served as a top aide to Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, including as the state’s first female secretary to the governor.

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  3. On a February 2021 conference call with Democratic state lawmakers, DeRosa said the administration withheld nursing home COVID-19 death data out of fear it would be politicized by the Trump administration and other officials.

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  4. The podcast’s premiere lineup includes Rachel Campos-Duffy, Harris Faulkner, Kat Timpf and Samantha Ponder alongside DeRosa.

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  5. Fox’s press release described DeRosa as a “veteran Democratic strategist” without detailing the nursing home data controversy.

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    All four right-leaning outlets frame the hire around DeRosa’s prior admission of concealing nursing home death data, with RedState and Western Journal adding sharper characterizations (“Under Fire,” “Major Cover-Up”) while Daily Caller and Just the News state the claim more plainly.

    Fox News Hires Former Top Andrew Cuomo Aide Who Sensational language“Helped Run Major Cover-Up”Amplifies the claim with dramatic language beyond what the underlying facts establish.More neutral: Involved in Nursing Home Data ControversyDisagree with this highlight?
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    already drawing some fireUnder FiredisgracedHelped Run Major Cover-Up

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    already drawing some fireMore neutral: already facing criticism from some commentators

    Refers to unspecified critics without naming who is objecting.

    Fox News has made a new hire that's already drawing some fire.

    Used byRedState (Far Right)

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    Under FireMore neutral: Draws Criticism

    Attributes criticism to unnamed parties without specifying who is criticizing the hire.

    Fox News Under Fire for Hiring Cuomo Aide Who Admitted to COVID Nursing Home Cover-Up

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    disgracedMore neutral: former

    Pre-judges Cuomo with a label rather than a neutral descriptor of his past scandal.

    Fox News Media has hired Melissa DeRosa, former aide to disgraced New York Gov.

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    Helped Run Major Cover-UpMore neutral: Involved in Nursing Home Data Controversy

    Amplifies the claim with dramatic language beyond what the underlying facts establish.

    Fox News Hires Former Top Andrew Cuomo Aide Who Helped Run Major Cover-Up

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  • DeRosa’s past admission about withholding nursing home death data
  • details of the new Fox podcast and its other hosts
  • Fox’s description of DeRosa omitting the scandal
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  • The Western JournalFar Right

    Fox News Hires Former Top Andrew Cuomo Aide Who Sensational language“Helped Run Major Cover-Up”Amplifies the claim with dramatic language beyond what the underlying facts establish.More neutral: Involved in Nursing Home Data ControversyDisagree with this highlight?

    Fox News Media has hired Melissa DeRosa, former aide to Loaded modifier“disgraced”Pre-judges Cuomo with a label rather than a neutral descriptor of his past scandal.More neutral: formerDisagree with this highlight? New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, to be a network contributor and rotating co-host on a new podcast, “The Girls,”

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  • RedStateFar Right

    Fox News Vague attribution“Under Fire”Attributes criticism to unnamed parties without specifying who is criticizing the hire.More neutral: Draws CriticismDisagree with this highlight? for Hiring Cuomo Aide Who Admitted to COVID Nursing Home Cover-Up

    Fox News has made a new hire that's already drawing some fire. The network has announced that it is picking up former Andrew Cuomo aide Melissa DeRosa as a contributor.

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  • Just the NewsFar Right

    Fox News hires former Cuomo aide who admitted to covering up nursing home deaths during COVID

    Melissa DeRosa admitted on a conference call with Democratic lawmakers that the Cuomo administration hid the number of deaths at nursing homes, fearing it would be politicized by Cuomo's political opponents.

    Read at Just the News (opens in a new tab)
  • The Daily CallerFar Right

    Fox News Hires Ex-Cuomo Aide Who Admitted To Covering Up Nursing Home Deaths

    Fox News hired a former top aide to Andrew Cuomo who admitted to covering up New York State’s nursing home deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic. Melissa DeRosa will join Fox as a contributor and co-host of a new podcast, “The Girls,” which will debut Oct. …

    Read at The Daily Caller (opens in a new tab)

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    The Daily Caller, Sep 28, 2:58 PM EDT

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  1. The Daily CallerFar RightSep 28, 2:58 PM EDT
  2. RedStateFar RightSep 28, 9:55 PM EDT
  3. The Western JournalFar RightSep 29, 9:21 PM EDT

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