Who, at FOX News, ordered their people to halt the political propaganda and to report seriously?

[kentuck]

On the crisis now facing our nation?

It's like they changed overnight. Even Hannity and Jeanine Pirro are reporting the virus is now a serious matter. It was an entirely different story just a week ago?

They put a couple of their hosts on leave, just to prove they were serious about it.

It seems that Donald Trump and the Republicans got the memo, also?

[DonaldsRump]

1. They and Trump are going to spin this

As if they rescued the US and the world. EVERYTHING both do will be solely designed for Trump's and the Rus-publicans' re-election.

Take a look at Trump's latest tweets....

[OrlandoDem2]

5. Democrats better be ready with commercials showing Trump's lies on CV

Paging Mike Bloomberg.

[Joinfortmill]

8. He's coming

[Johnny2X2X]

11. Exactly this

Trump and FOX decided they could use this to play the hero, not until then did they start to take this seriously. If Trump still thought it was a losing issue for him he'd still be mocking the dangers and so would FOX News.

[malaise]

2. The ratings folks?

[rufus dog]

20. Actually true

They lose viewership during disasters.

Think about it, they sit in NYC studios and report propaganda. Zero to limited field reporters, at some point even the loyal viewers go out looking for some more information.

[brewens]

3. It didn't have to be at FOX "News", but it probably wasn't Trump that realized they had to.

Someone had to have gotten through to Trump. It would be real interesting to know who and just what they told him.

[mnmoderatedem]

4. that would be The Common Sense Express

the sheeple are no longer going to buy their bullshit when reality smacks them in the face harder every day.

[Joinfortmill]

6. It's Joe. They're scared of Joe

And maybe their grandma got COVID19

[Thomas Hurt]

7. Dear Leader pivoted, they pivot since they are attached to his @##.

[kentuck]

12. I think Trump pivoted after FOX?

Seems that way to me?

[Kablooie]

9. Trump turned so they did. They will always parrot what he says..

Cult members all.

[NCDem47]

10. They had to rewrite the plot of this movie.

When it was becoming clear that the virus was spreading and no amount of spin was going to cover for it, they had to switch gears and cast the president as someone with bold decisive leadership to get us through this. Plus, now they can say, “you can’t criticize the president in a time of crisis.” But yeah, all for show for re-election.

[The Genealogist]

13. Probably...

They remembered who their viewers are, how they are more at risk from the virus, and how those people vote.

[pwb]

14. Too many lies to defend made it to hard for them?

They tried but people are on to Fox and Trump lies now. It doesn't work anymore.

[C_U_L8R]

15. Someone who realized they could profit off the fear.

That's the essence of their brand. Someone reminded them to stick to it.

[NCjack]

16. The virus will have a major impact on the economy and the 2020 election -- there will be no

avoiding the personal experience and visual evidence of suffering of society.

Trump and Fox will place the blame on Obama and the DEMs.

[Champp]

17. I guess the Republican-Fox wankers figured out that their usual lies

weren't selling enough advertising.

[spanone]

18. They march in lockstep with trump and republicans....they are the propaganda wing of the RNC

[lark]

19. Now that drumpf has a plan to steal all the workers money for the rich, they are OK with it.

I bet they actually love it now and want things to get so bad so that the legislators don't stop drumpf from putting in really bad legislation which will steal trillions of dollars of American workers $$ and give it to the rich, rich corps. & mainly himself. They approve of these actions.

[muriel_volestrangler]

21. Standard Operating Procedure for Murdoch media - the "Reverse Ferret"

See https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213117168

They know they can't oppose reality and the national mood forever, so they have to pick the moment to pretend they were right all along. That then becomes "what we just told you", which they can to to persuade their gullible consumers was what they always said.

See also: Trump and the Iraq War

[Tommy_Carcetti]

22. Pushing bullshit is like a pyramid scheme.

Eventually it will all fall apart, and there will be a reckoning.