Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-CortezOmar fends off primary challenge in Minnesota On The Money: McConnell says it's time to restart coronavirus talks | New report finds majority of Americans support merger moratorium | Corporate bankruptcies on pace for 10-year high Hillicon Valley: Facebook removed over 22 million posts for hate speech in second quarter | Republicans introduce bill to defend universities against hackers targeting COVID-19 research | Facebook's Sandberg backs Harris as VP pick MORE (D-N.Y.) is firing back at what she called “completely disgusting behavior” from the right-wing outlet The Daily Caller for publishing a fake nude photo of her with a misleading headline.
“GOP have been losing their mind + frothing at the mouth all week, so this was just a matter of time,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted Wednesday night. She added that a reporter from the Daily Mail, a British tabloid, was “going to my boyfriend’s relative’s homes+offering them cash for 'stories.’”
“Women in leadership face more scrutiny. Period,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote.
GOP have been losing their mind + frothing at the mouth all week, so this was just a matter of time.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 10, 2019
There is also a Daily Mail reporter (Ruth Styles) going to my boyfriend’s relative’s homes+offering them cash for “stories.”
Women in leadership face more scrutiny. Period. https://t.co/KuHJ75sdMg
For those out of the loop, Republicans began to circulate a fake nude photo of me. The @DailyCaller reposted it (!) and refused to indicate it was fake in the title as well.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 10, 2019
Completely disgusting behavior from Conservative outlets.
No wonder they defended Kavanaugh so fiercely.
The Daily Caller, which was co-founded by Fox News host Tucker Carlson, expressed regret for its headline, which had read “Here's the Photo Some People Described as a Nude Selfie of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.”
“We regret the error, as the intent was to inform our audience that a fake image was circulating online,” The Daily Caller said in a tweet, noting editors “rapidly had it deleted and fixed.”
Geoffrey Ingersoll, The Daily Caller's editor-in-chief, defended his publication's story as explaining how Ocasio-Cortez's critics tried to spread a fake photo.
Ocasio-Cortez linked The Daily Caller's action to the broader, aggressive coverage from Fox News and other conservative media.
“The @DailyCaller, funded by @TuckerCarlson (at @FoxNews), has a well-documented relationship with white supremacy,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted Thursday morning. “Unsurprising they’re targeting me.”
“The real question is, at what point is their nonstop, targeted behavior considered harassment?” Ocasio-Cortez added.
a) this is not an apology
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 10, 2019
b) you’ve been posting hysteric, misrepresentative articles about me nonstop - many within 24h.
The @DailyCaller, funded by @TuckerCarlson (at @FoxNews), has a well-documented relationship with white supremacy.
Unsurprising they’re targeting me. https://t.co/LcQuQYWdqk
Let’s learn about this, shall we?
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 10, 2019
Many have recognized that @FoxNews has crossed a line beyond conservatism and into outright bigotry with their financing of Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham. Tucker finances the @DailyCaller, which posted fake nudes of me.
Here’s a breakdown⬇️ https://t.co/nnajlpIcML
A spokesman for the congresswoman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Carlson is a co-founder of The Daily Caller but is no longer involved with editorial decisions at the news site on a daily basis. He stepped away two years ago — saying at the time that it was a hard decision — but retains an ownership stake.
Carlson is now a primetime host at Fox News.
"Tucker Carlson does not finance The Daily Caller in any way, nor does he have any role whatsoever in its editorial operations. She would have known that if she’d bothered to check," a Fox News spokesperson said.
This story was updated at 2:12 p.m.
