Anti‑immigrant great replacement theory continues to spread via Fox News
chicago.suntimes.com
A new study reveals how repeated Fox News exposure plants a debunked conspiracy theory in white viewers' minds — a textbook case of media agenda-setting and radicalization pipelines in action.
Agenda-Setting TheoryRadicalization PipelineMedia Cultivation TheoryConspiracy Theory Adoption
Theory Briefing
- A study finds white Americans who watch more Fox News are significantly more likely to believe the 'great replacement' conspiracy theory.
- The dose-response relationship between viewing hours and belief adoption mirrors agenda-setting theory's core claim: media shapes what audiences think about.
- Great replacement ideology has been cited in multiple mass shootings, making its mainstream media transmission a real-world radicalization risk.