Posted on Oct 31, 2022
Arizona GOP Governor Frontrunner Kari Lake Accuses Legacy Media of Spreading 'Fake News' of...
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Yep and they may have gotten away with it too but for a keen eyed police officer and security camera footage.
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She should know what she's talking about, she used to be a reporter.
In May 1991, Lake began working at KWQC-TV in Davenport, Iowa, as an intern while attending the University of Iowa.[12] She later became production assistant before joining WHBF-TV in Rock Island, Illinois, to be a daily reporter and weekend weathercaster in 1992.[12] In August 1994, Lake was hired by KPNX in Phoenix, Arizona, to be the weekend weather anchor.[13] She later became evening anchor at KPNX before relocating to work for WNYT in Albany, New York, in the summer of 1998, when she replaced Chris Kapostasy.[14][15][16]
Lake returned to Arizona in 1999 and became an evening anchor for KSAZ-TV (Fox 10 Phoenix).[17][18] While at KSAZ, Lake interviewed President Barack Obama in 2016 and President Donald Trump in 2020.[19][20]
Over the course of a few years, Lake became a leading pro-Trump politician in Arizona after leaving her job as a local TV anchor.[11][3] In her last years working in the media, she shared false and unverified information on social media, prompting criticism[3] and acquiring a reputation as a provocateur.[11] In 2018, she opposed the Red for Ed movement, which sought more funding for education through strikes and protests, claiming that movement was a "big push to legalize pot"; she later apologized for the statement (saying that she "made an incorrect conclusion")[3][21] and, according to the station's regional human resources director, subsequently took an unexpected month-long leave from her position at the station.[11] In July 2019, Lake was caught on "hot mic" footage promoting her account on the web platform Parler.[11] She shared COVID-19 misinformation on Twitter and Facebook in April 2020.[11] Lake's statements and actions made her a divisive figure among colleagues in her last years at the station.[11]
In March 2021, she announced her departure from KSAZ, one day after FTVLive, a television news industry site, published a video clip of Lake at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando; the website questioned whether Lake was there as a journalist or as a member of a movement.[3] In June 2021, she announced her campaign for governor.[3]
In May 1991, Lake began working at KWQC-TV in Davenport, Iowa, as an intern while attending the University of Iowa.[12] She later became production assistant before joining WHBF-TV in Rock Island, Illinois, to be a daily reporter and weekend weathercaster in 1992.[12] In August 1994, Lake was hired by KPNX in Phoenix, Arizona, to be the weekend weather anchor.[13] She later became evening anchor at KPNX before relocating to work for WNYT in Albany, New York, in the summer of 1998, when she replaced Chris Kapostasy.[14][15][16]
Lake returned to Arizona in 1999 and became an evening anchor for KSAZ-TV (Fox 10 Phoenix).[17][18] While at KSAZ, Lake interviewed President Barack Obama in 2016 and President Donald Trump in 2020.[19][20]
Over the course of a few years, Lake became a leading pro-Trump politician in Arizona after leaving her job as a local TV anchor.[11][3] In her last years working in the media, she shared false and unverified information on social media, prompting criticism[3] and acquiring a reputation as a provocateur.[11] In 2018, she opposed the Red for Ed movement, which sought more funding for education through strikes and protests, claiming that movement was a "big push to legalize pot"; she later apologized for the statement (saying that she "made an incorrect conclusion")[3][21] and, according to the station's regional human resources director, subsequently took an unexpected month-long leave from her position at the station.[11] In July 2019, Lake was caught on "hot mic" footage promoting her account on the web platform Parler.[11] She shared COVID-19 misinformation on Twitter and Facebook in April 2020.[11] Lake's statements and actions made her a divisive figure among colleagues in her last years at the station.[11]
In March 2021, she announced her departure from KSAZ, one day after FTVLive, a television news industry site, published a video clip of Lake at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando; the website questioned whether Lake was there as a journalist or as a member of a movement.[3] In June 2021, she announced her campaign for governor.[3]
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