{
  "id": 12516990,
  "title": "Hasan Piker Rips Fox News for Insisting Trump Is Always Misinterpreted: ‘This Same Panel Has Done This to Me’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/hasan-piker-rips-fox-news-for-insisting-trump-is-always",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-07T01:53:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/journalism/hasan-piker-reacts-fox-news-defense-trump-iran-take-out-los-angeles-san-diego-comment/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hasan Piker criticized Fox News for alleging that liberals misinterpreted Donald Trump's threat to \"take out\" Los Angeles and San Diego from Iran, pointing out that the network's \"The Five\" hosts have made similar accusations against him multiple times. Piker expressed concern about what would happen if Trump repeated the statement. The clip from \"The Five\" featured Greg Gutfeld asserting that the media's reporting on Trump's comments is either inaccurate or deliberately deceptive. Gutfeld listed three possibilities: the media is genuinely mistaken, they are intentionally misleading, or they failed to watch the original clip. Gutfeld claimed that Fox News hosts have become adept at recognizing patterns, observing that such occurrences never happen to the left. The controversy arose after Trump reportedly suggested that Iran could \"take out\" Los Angeles or San Diego during a rally, with the president's team later clarifying that he was referring to the possibility of Iran possessing the capability to target these cities with a nuclear weapon. The incident led to widespread criticism from various public figures, including California Governor Gavin Newsom, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, and actress Carrie Coon.",
  "summary": "\"What happens when he doubles down tomorrow?\" the left-wing streamer counters following Trump's comment that Iran could \"take out\" Los Angeles or San Diego The post Hasan Piker Rips Fox News for Insisting Trump Is Always Misinterpreted: ‘This Same Panel Has Done This to Me’ appeared first on TheWrap .",
  "key_points": [
    "Fox News hosts accused Hasan Piker of misinterpreting Trump's threat to Los Angeles and San Diego.",
    "Greg Gutfeld suggested media reporting on Trump's comments is inaccurate or deceptive.",
    "Trump's team clarified he was referring to Iran's nuclear capability, not specific cities."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Hasan Piker's rebuke of Fox News highlights the network's perceived double standard in accusing others of misinterpretation while allegedly doing the same to him, undermining their claims of objective analysis.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}