Will “climate lockdowns” be Fox’s next bonkers conspiracy theory? – By Allison Fisher (Media Matters) / May 24 2021
Laura Ingraham told viewers that, in the name of climate change, more COVID-style lockdowns are coming
On back-to-back nights last week, Fox prime-time host Laura Ingraham warned her viewers that COVID-19 lockdowns were conditioning the public for even more stringent mandates in the name of climate change. It wasn’t the first time this claim was made on her show, nor is she the only one on Fox News message-testing this idea, which is fast becoming a favorite of prolific conspiracy theorists like Alex Jones.
To be clear, the idea that the power-hungry radical left has manufactured the climate crisis to seize control over every aspect of American life is not a new conspiracy theory; rather, it is one that takes on many forms, whether fearmongering about the Green New Deal or insisting that President Joe Biden is going to take away your hamburgers. Climate lockdowns is just another iteration.
Laura Ingraham is driving the climate lockdowns conspiracy theory on Fox, but she’s not alone in the car
On the May 18 and May 19 episodes of The Ingraham Angle, Ingraham pushed the idea that the “climate agenda isn’t really about saving the planet; it’s about controlling the people,” which she suggested could be achieved through COVID-19-style climate lockdowns.
