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Mar 2023
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Hasan Minhaj Tackles Fox News 2020 Elect...

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Hasan Minhaj tackles the latest news, including Rupert Murdoch confessing that Fox News lied about the 2020 election being stolen, Tucker Carlson admitting he was afraid to lose viewers, the White House wanting to remove TikTok from government issues devices, and the Supreme Court beginning the federal student loan hearings. Actor and producer Rebel Wilson shares how her personal journey with using dating apps inspired her to create the dating app “Fluid."

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