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Newsom to Debate DeSantis on Fox, Aims to Counter Misinformation Despite Critiquing Network

  • California Gov. Gavin Newsom offered criticism of Fox News, calling it “misinformation” and saying Democrats need to counter its messaging.

  • Newsom will participate in a debate with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Fox in November, moderated by Sean Hannity.

  • Newsom critiqued specific Fox hosts like Greg Gutfeld and Jesse Watters, but defended appearing on Fox given its large audience.

  • He said there are "a lot of independents and Democrats" still watching Fox, and it's important to reach them.

  • Newsom aims to "infect" the right-wing media "ecosystem with some reality checks" to counteract misinformation.

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