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While Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was overcoming pneumonia at home this week, Fox News was speculating on her death, her “body double” and whether she’ll drop out of the race.
“Late Night” host Seth Meyers showed clips of Fox News citing “people on social media” speculating that Clinton would be dropping out of the race. When Fox News asked its audience for their opinion, one host quoted a person named Zach who posted that she’ll probably drop out of the race.
“Oh, if Zach says it, it must be true,” Meyers mocked. “If you’re watching Fox News for information about the upcoming election you might as well cut out the middleman and ask Mom what her Facebook friends are saying. ‘You know, Linda says that Hillary has been a ghost for 10 years. I don’t know, it had 54 likes.'”
Meyers agrees that conversations about a candidate’s health are legitimate, but this diagnosis comes after Trump supporters have already spent months spreading conspiracy theories. Thanks to that innuendo, the conversation has now turned to Clinton having a “body double.” One Fox News reporter even cited the movie “Dave” as evidence that it could happen.
“That’s right,” Meyers began. “They’re comparing this election to the movie ‘Dave,’ which is ridiculous. ‘Dave’ is about a know-nothing businessman, who is accidentally thrust into the presidency, even though he’s completely unprepared — okay, maybe there are more similarities than I thought.”
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