Fox Tweeted A Really Biased Trump-Obama Comparison And They're Getting Torn To Shreds

Updated 1 year ago

Don't let the recent decision by FOX News to drop anchor Bill O'Reilly amid sexual harassment lawsuits change your opinion of them, they're still not a very reliable source for news. And yesterday, they gave the perfect example of why they shouldn't be trusted by tweeting out this comparison of the jobless rates after 100 days in office for the most recent four presidents.

Jobless rate after first 3 months: Trump vs. Obama vs. Bush vs. Clinton. pic.twitter.com/EUTEseJyTj
— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 29, 2017

Of course, the graphic doesn't mention that President Obama inherited an economy that was in free fall from the recession that occurred towards the end of George W. Bush's presidency. While President Clinton inherited a high unemployment rate from his predecessor, President George H. W. Bush.

It also fails to mention that by the 100 day mark, Presidents usually don't even have their entire cabinet in place, let alone a new budget. In short, the comparison is totally misleading without the context, and is obviously being used to shine a positive light on President Donald Trump, who inherited a pretty healthy economy.

And yes, Twitter did rip them apart for it.

@FoxNews I can't believe that people are dumb enough to fall for this… I guess it's the same people who fell for Trump, so it makes sense 😂
— William LeGate (@williamlegate) April 29, 2017

@FoxNews This is a huge endorsement for Democrats… #ThanksObama
— William LeGate (@williamlegate) April 29, 2017

@rahulsood @FoxNews The sad part is that I bet plenty of their viewers see this and think that Republicans do a better job.
— 😷 🍕 (@DrPizza) April 29, 2017

@FoxNews Fixed it for you, @FoxNews pic.twitter.com/XXcvDiWc3B
— Danny Sullivan (@dannysullivan) April 29, 2017

@FoxNews FOX just proved that Republicans leave office with high unemployment rates and Democrats fix it.
— Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) April 29, 2017

@FoxNews This is a bad tweet.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 29, 2017

@FoxNews This is an ad for Democrats.
— Matthew Savener (@msavener) April 29, 2017

I get that keeping your viewers locked inside an alternate reality is why you exist. But does doing things like this ever embarrass you? https://t.co/2399FyjA6M
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) April 30, 2017

It's good to see that they got called out on it.