The first time I heard about the New Yorker article was when I heard that Hasan Minhaj would not be getting the anchor spot at The Daily Show because of the article.

Before that, I had only seen a few episodes of The Patriot Act, had not seen his specials, and had not read the article.

After hearing the gist of the article I read genuinely confused why anyone would care. Comedians make things up for jokes all the time (I have yet to see anyone actually take Henny Youngman's wife). I could understand if this happened in The Patriot Act, but in a stand-up special, it just seemed weird to drill down on.

After watching this video, it really sounds like the article made Hasan out to be some sort of sociopath or something; and I really don't know why they would. I suppose it could've been for extra attention on the article, but it almost feels pointed the way the reporter misused quotes.

[–] marco@beehaw.org 9 points 1 year ago

The fact that they chose to go to this length to fact check a comedy standup special is ridiculous in itself, but having to spin it to make him look worse by ignoring what he told them is really the icing on the cake.

Go fact check your colleagues at fox news.