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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFox News' Masked 'Antifa Whistleblower' Looks Suspiciously Similar to Its 'Former Mexican Mafia Member'
Fox News host Jesse Watters raised eyebrows this month after he interviewed a masked Antifa whistleblower who looked suspiciously similar to a former Mexican Mafia member he interviewed in 2023.
Last week, Watters interviewed Eric, an Antifa whistleblower, about his supposed past as a far-left extremist.
Within days, however, social media users were quick to point out the similarities in appearance between Eric and Ramon Mundo Mendoza, a former Mexican Mafia member Watters interviewed in December 2023.
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It looks pretty much like the same guy reacted journalist David Pugliese.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/fox-news-masked-antifa-whistleblower-002042302.html
UpInArms
(55,359 posts)Same eyes .. same guys
RockRaven
(19,751 posts)There are at least 4 personas he has portrayed on FUX.
Attilatheblond
(9,230 posts)Every accusation they make is projection.
C_U_L8R
(49,527 posts)What a bunch of bumblefucks.
tanyev
(49,682 posts)would also contain the photo of a man whose eye area looks very much like Eric and Ramon.
Qutzupalotl
(15,856 posts)CivicGrief
(299 posts)He has a different color hat and a different mask.
DET
(2,600 posts)So now theyre not just making up stories, theyre making up people. Shouldnt that be in violation of some kind of journalistic or broadcast standards? How can they call themselves news when they just make sh*t up?
Puppyjive
(1,007 posts)Between Faux News and the Trump administration, they are sloppy stupid.
Torchlight
(7,059 posts)I wonder if antifa whistleblowers are routinely members of the screen actors guild and get paid rate for these interviews?
It might be Larry but his brother Darryl or his other brother Darryl dont talk.
haele
(15,595 posts)Or assistant Producer, writer, or something like that.
I could see them bringing on someone from behind the camera for a $5k bonus or something like that to be pretend "interviewed".
It would have to be someone inhouse who understands the stereotypes and the talking points to be reinforced and won't need to be coached.
ancianita
(43,358 posts)JoseBalow
(9,739 posts)especially given how totally obvious it is for a casual observer to see. It's definitely the same guy.
chowder66
(12,513 posts)"Eric" seems younger and his accent is different. He doesn't have any of the moles you can see in the original footage of "Mundo". I looked at both original videos. "Mundo" also has a fairly distinctive bag over his right eye (left eye to us when viewing the video), it's a bag upon the hooded part of his eye. He sounds older and has some sort of accent which I can't place. Chicago, East Coast? Hell I don't know.
The interview with "Eric" was actually kind of interesting. Watters tries to put words in his mouth but it doesn't always work. For instance he asks if his group primarily promoted violence and "Eric" responds with "it was a perk". It sounds like "Eric" got into some minor local shit with a couple of friends. When some other "California" group came around or they looked into them... shit got more intense and he backed out.
There is no indication what "group" this was.
MerryBlooms
(12,402 posts)LoveSucky
(54 posts)We don't know.
ShazamIam
(3,187 posts)
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