Fox News has found a new way to scare the public. Too bad it seems to be backfiring.

Prior to the state of New York’s primary election on June 23, the media company aired a segment dedicated to the perceived rise of socialism in the United States and the potential that an “ultra-progressive agenda” would radicalize the Democrats.

As host Harris Faulkner lamented the “anti-police, anti-Israel, anti-capitalist rhetoric” of candidates affiliated with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), a graphic with the title “NY’s Far-Left Slate” flashed on the screen, along with pictures of several New York City area congressional candidates and a list of the radical ideas they were proposing.

The far-left agenda in question? Ending military aid to Israel, abolishing U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, supporting housing and Medicare for all, and taxing the wealthy.

Instead of making democratic socialism sound scary, Fox News is making it sound awesome.

Faulkner shared photos of smiling, energetic politicians like New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and infographics about things that are objectively popular in the United States ‒ with the hopes that it will terrify people........

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