By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke 5/10 12:00pm

Foxholes

Joe Muto (Photo via Facebook).

‘Fox News Mole’ Joe Muto Had His Day in Court

Joe Muto, a former producer on the O’Reilly Factor who wrote anonymous posts for Gawker about Fox News until he was nabbed and fired from the network, pled guilty yesterday in Manhattan Criminal Court to two misdemeanor charges–attempted unlawful duplication of computer related material and attempted criminal possession of computer-related material.

As part of his plea deal, Mr. Muto was fined $1,000, agreed to give his $5,000 Gawker fee to Reel Works, a  free filmmaking project for New York teens, and sentenced to 10 days and an additional 200 hours of community service. Read More

By Drew Grant 12/20/12 2:36pm

The Santa Clause

Video

Santa is here to deliver coal to the entire news station. (Fox News)

Santa Claus Now a ‘Politically Incorrect’ Pundit on Fox News, Ruins Christmas for Everyone [Video]

For all their talk about how “confusing” it is for children to see gay characters on television (lest they grow up thinking that was normal), Fox & Friends had no qualms about bringing a very busy Santa Claus all the way down from the North Pole to explain why the liberal media is waging a war against Christmas.

Which just makes you wonder … who is this shtick for? (Besides Brian Kilmeade, of course.) Read More

By Daniel D'Addario 11/12/12 12:38pm

politics on tv

Via Deadline.com

The Simpsons Mocks Karl Rove, Corporate Partner Fox News

The Simpsons, the venerable Fox network animated series, made light of Karl Rove’s election night antics–attempting to un-call a decisively won election for President Obama–with an animated “chalkboard joke” at the beginning of last night’s episode. It reads “I will not concede the election till Karl Rove gives me permission”–a lesson Megyn Kelly et al. seem to have literally taken to heart for a time last Tuesday. Read More

By Kim Velsey 10/04/12 7:00pm

Manhattan Transfers

The new place is way more cozy than the anchor desk.

Fox News Anchor Julie Banderas Finds Central Park South Co-op Fair & Balanced

Tonight we bring you breaking news from 200 Central Park South, where a certain Fox News personality has purchased a two-bedroom, 2.5-bath co-op. Go to live shot: We’re standing outside this 35-story tower famous for its wrap-around balconies and views of Central Park, which news correspondent and Fox & Friends First host Julie Banderas will enjoy from her apartment on a high-level floor.

Update: Although the sale only hit city records yesterday, a source tells us that Ms. Banderas purchased the unit some time ago. Additionally, the purchase price listed in the original story was incorrect. We regret the error.

Yes, according to city records, Ms. Banderas has purchased the unit for $2.38 million under her birth/married name, Julie Bidwell Sansome. Unlike some Fox & Friends personalities, Ms. Banderas has indicated with this most recent buy, that she is not quite ready for the suburbs yet. Moreover, she hails from Farmington, Conn., so perhaps her escape from the Nutmeg state is still fresh in Ms. Banderas’ mind. Read More

By Drew Grant 9/28/12 4:09pm

Breaking News

Shep Smith after witnessing live suicide on Fox News (Mediaite)

Breaking: Fox News Airs Live Suicide of Carjacker [Video]

“You know, you wait for the end of these things, and then you worry about how they may end,” Shepard Smith told viewers today while showing live coverage of an Arizona car chase in which a carjacker was trying to outrun the authorities. Unfortunately, Mr. Smith didn’t know how right he was about to be.

The host was running commentary on the suspect’s erratic behavior as he stumbled from the car, noting “It’s always possible guy could be on something.”

After running into tall grass, the man took out a gun and shot himself, too quickly for Fox to pull the plug on the rolling live footage.

Warning: The video below is graphic and disturbing. Read More

By Foster Kamer 8/29/12 3:30pm

Propaganda

Megan Kelly

‘Women of Fox News’ Chain-Mail Propaganda: What’s Wrong With This Email?

It’s odd to see chain-email forwards in 2012; they seem like a relic of the late ’90s, when email was still the best way to share information with a mass of people one knew (as opposed to, say, Facebook in 2012). More often than not, they seemed intent on propagating something, whether it was a belief, a superstition or an awful joke that parents find funny.

We found ourselves on the receiving end of one today, however, that struck a chord of curiosity from one person who sent it on. Read More