Editing Jon Stewart (section)

==== Criticism of Fox News ====
Throughout his tenure on ''The Daily Show'', Stewart frequently accused Fox News of distorting the news to fit a [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]] agenda, at one point ridiculing the network as "the meanest sorority in the world".<ref name="Huffington Post">{{cite news |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/12/stewart-fox-news-is-the-m_n_496403.html |title=Stewart: Fox News Is The Meanest Sorority In The World |date=March 12, 2010 |work=[[The Huffington Post]] |access-date=April 25, 2010 |first=Dan |last=Abramson |archive-date=March 16, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100316051510/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/12/stewart-fox-news-is-the-m_n_496403.html |url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2009, Stewart "called out" Fox News for using some footage from a previous [[Tea Party movement|Tea Party]] rally during a report on a more recent rally, making the latter event appear more highly attended than it was. The show's anchor, [[Sean Hannity]], apologized for the footage use the following night.<ref name="Hong">{{cite news |url=http://blog.seattlepi.com/thebigblog/archives/184866.asp |title=Video Fix: Jon Stewart catches Fox News using wrong footage |last=Hong |first=Sharon |date=November 11, 2009 |publisher=Seattle PI |access-date=April 25, 2010 |archive-date=October 1, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101001232700/http://blog.seattlepi.com/thebigblog/archives/184866.asp |url-status=live}}</ref> A month later, Stewart criticized ''[[Fox & Friends]]'' cohost [[Gretchen Carlson]]&nbsp;– a former [[Miss America]] and a [[Stanford]] graduate&nbsp;– for claiming that she [[Google (verb)|googled]] words such as "ignoramus" and "czar". Stewart said that Carlson was dumbing herself down for "an audience who sees intellect as an elitist flaw".<ref name="Carlson episode">{{cite news |url=http://www.cc.com/video-clips/ahba3f/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-gretchen-carlson-dumbs-down |title=Gretchen Carlson Dumbs Down |date=December 8, 2009 |work=The Daily Show |access-date=April 25, 2010 |archive-date=October 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009060340/http://www.cc.com/video-clips/ahba3f/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-gretchen-carlson-dumbs-down |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Stewart stepped up his criticism of Fox News in 2010; within five months, ''The Daily Show'' had 24 segments criticizing the Fox News coverage.<ref name="Stelter"/> [[Bill O'Reilly (political commentator)|Bill O'Reilly]], host of the talk show ''[[The O'Reilly Factor]]'' on Fox News, countered that ''The Daily Show'' was a "key component of left-wing television" and that Stewart loved Fox News because the network was "not boring".<ref name="Stelter"/>

During an interview with [[Chris Wallace]] on June 19, 2011, Stewart called Wallace "insane" for saying that Stewart's earlier comparison of the marketing techniques of a [[Sarah Palin]] campaign video and an anti-[[herpes]] medicine ad was a political comment. Stewart also said Fox viewers are the "most consistently misinformed" viewers of political media.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/19/jon-stewart-fox-news-sunday-video_n_879964.html |title=Jon Stewart LIVE On Fox News, Tells Host 'You're Insane' (VIDEO) [UPDATE&#93; |work=[[The Huffington Post]] |access-date=September 16, 2012 |date=June 19, 2011 |archive-date=August 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120816163029/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/19/jon-stewart-fox-news-sunday-video_n_879964.html |url-status=live}}</ref> This comment was ranked by the fact-checking site, [[PolitiFact]], as false, with conditions. Stewart later accepted his error.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2011/jun/20/jon-stewart/jon-stewart-says-those-who-watch-fox-news-are-most |title=Jon Stewart says those who watch Fox News are the "most consistently misinformed media viewers" |website=[[PolitiFact]] |access-date=August 24, 2014 |archive-date=August 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140828144228/http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2011/jun/20/jon-stewart/jon-stewart-says-those-who-watch-fox-news-are-most/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2014, Stewart engaged in an extended "call-out" of Fox News, based on their coverage of [[Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program|food stamps]] and US government assistance, opining that said coverage was biased.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thedailyshow.cc.com/videos/v9wjc4/fox-news-welfare-academy |title=Fox News Welfare Academy – Video Clip |website=[[The Daily Show]] |date=March 13, 2014 |access-date=August 24, 2014 |archive-date=March 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220304101120/https://www.cc.com/shows/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah |url-status=dead}}</ref> This culminated in segments across multiple episodes, specifically singling out Sean Hannity and his show's coverage of the [[Bundy standoff]]. Hannity would "return fire" by calling out Stewart for associating himself with [[Cat Stevens]] during his Rally in 2010.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wemple |first=Erik |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2014/04/25/no-sean-hannity-you-cant-distance-yourself-from-cliven-bundy |url-access=subscription |title=No, Sean Hannity, you can't distance yourself from Cliven Bundy |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=August 15, 2014 |access-date=August 24, 2014 |archive-date=July 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140711222714/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2014/04/25/no-sean-hannity-you-cant-distance-yourself-from-cliven-bundy/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Stewart responded to this by criticizing Hannity for frequently calling [[Ted Nugent]] a "friend and frequent guest" on his program and supporting Nugent's violent rhetoric toward Barack Obama and [[Hillary Clinton]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.salon.com/2014/04/24/must_see_morning_clip_jon_stewart_calls_sean_hannitys_show_the_arbys_of_news |title=Must-see morning clip: Jon Stewart calls Sean Hannity's show "the Arby's of news" |work=[[Salon (magazine)|Salon]] |date=April 24, 2014 |access-date=August 24, 2014 |archive-date=July 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140705124417/http://www.salon.com/2014/04/24/must_see_morning_clip_jon_stewart_calls_sean_hannitys_show_the_arbys_of_news/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In late August 2014, Stewart criticized the manner in which Fox News portrayed the events surrounding the shooting of teenager [[Shooting of Michael Brown|Michael Brown]] by police officer Darren Wilson in [[Ferguson, Missouri]], and the subsequent protests from citizens.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/daily-shows-jon-stewart-destroys-fox-news-for-its-ferguson-coverage-9697444.html |title=Daily Show's Jon Stewart destroys Fox News for its Ferguson coverage |work=[[The Independent]] |access-date=March 13, 2015 |first=Natasha |last=Culzac |date=August 28, 2014 |archive-date=March 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321091733/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/daily-shows-jon-stewart-destroys-fox-news-for-its-ferguson-coverage-9697444.html |url-status=live}}</ref>