4 Ways Fox News Has Helped Trump Throw His 'Rigged Election' Temper Tantrum

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump seems to be preparing himself and his supporters for a loss in November, complaining to rally-goers in Ohio last week that he’s “afraid the election’s going to be rigged.”

President Barack Obama swiftly rebuked Trump’s inflammatory suggestion, ridiculing the GOP nominee and known conspiracy theorist. "Of course the election won't be rigged. What does that even mean?" Obama told reporters. "If Mr. Trump is suggesting that there is a conspiracy theory that is propagated across the country, including in places like Texas where typically it is not Democrats who are in charge of voting booths, that's ridiculous. That doesn't make any sense.”

But suffice to say, a reality check about how voting works in the United States did little to quell the conspiracy theorists. And true to form, Trump was able to gain traction for his fear-mongering with a little help from Fear’s Safest Place: Fox News.

Here are four ways the “fair and balanced” news network irresponsibly peddled Trump’s “rigged election” theory this week....
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