Out CNBC anchor and former Fox News host Shepard Smith has broken his long silence about his 2019 departure from the network.
In a new interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on January 19, Smith called out Fox News for the spread of misinformation, and for his fellow anchors editorializing too much during their broadcasts.“Opine all you like, but if you’re going to opine, begin with the truth and opine from there,” Smith said. “When people begin with a false premise and lead people astray, that’s injurious to society and it’s the antithesis of what we should be doing: Those of us who are so honored and grateful to have a platform of public influence have to use it for the public good.”Smith also revealed that he stayed at Fox News from.