Tucker Carlson. Associated Press Fox News host Tucker Carlson said Thursday that "every story" told of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Jacob Blake, and other victims of police brutality is "at its core" a lie. His remarks came on the same day that a federal judge dismissed a defamation case against Fox News, arguing that nobody takes Carlson seriously. Carlson made several claims about Floyd and Blake that omitted certain details. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. On the same day a federal judge dismissed a defamation case against Fox News, largely due to the network's argument that nobody takes Tucker Carlson seriously, the primetime host said on national television that "every story" about police brutality victims is a lie."It's hard to think clearly when things are on fire," Carlson said Thursday night."If you wanted to keep the public from thinking clearly about what you plan to do to their country, you might riot and no one would notice that you're lying," he continued.