“Michelle Obama Just Received LIFE-SHATTERING News From The Doctor,” or so the website “nyfoxnews.co” (a domain extension widely used in Columbia) would have you believe.
It should be noted upfront that the website has no affiliation with Fox News.
What was this “LIFE-SHATTERING” news? The Fox-imposter quotes a 2016 interview between Princeton lecturer Dr. Lauren Wright and Breitbart’s editor in chief Alex Marlow. Wright and Marlow discussed Wright’s book On Behalf of the President: Presidential Spouses and White House Communications Strategy Today, which examines the political influence of first ladies.
In the interview, Wright posits that Michelle Obama’s increase in public speeches toward the end of 2016 was part of a “legacy building mode.” “This is the time she’s most free to say what she feels, and what she believes, and what she wants the message to be for the public,” Wright told Breitbart.
Nyfoxnews.co chose to manipulate this interview to suggest that Wright was “diagnosing” Michelle Obama and stating that she was an “attack dog” for her husband:
The blog post, which is circulating on Facebook, then uses this interpretation to opine on the author’s dislike for the Obamas and to spread inane conspiracy theories, such as the claim that Barack Obama is a Muslim.
Not only is headline incorrect, but the website’s address falsely connects it to Fox News, and the article shares belligerent conspiracy theories and incorrectly claims that Dr. Wright “diagnosed” Michelle Obama.
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