{"id":606507,"date":"2026-05-23T14:59:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T14:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=606507"},"modified":"2026-05-23T14:59:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T14:59:53","slug":"fox-news-explanation-for-odd-maskgate-interview-points-to-lighting-glitch-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=606507","title":{"rendered":"Fox News explanation for odd \u2018Maskgate\u2019 interview points to\u2026 lighting glitch?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fox News reacted to what social media users have branded \u201cMaskgate\u201d after a strange segment in which a bizarre anomaly on the neck of a guest sparked conspiracy theories.<\/p>\n

In a video of the segment that went viral on X, a weird blemish on the neck of Vice Adm. Robert Harward had many speculating that it wasn\u2019t really the former CENTCOM deputy commander but an imposter who was wearing a prosthetic mask similar to the ones used in the \u201cMission Impossible\u201d movie franchise.<\/p>\n

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Fox News stages a propaganda-for-war interview with retired Robert Harward, former Deputy Commander of U.S. Central Command.<\/p>\n

However, it\u2019s not what he said that\u2019s making him go viral.<\/p>\n

The world is a stage. pic.twitter.com\/mHFP4ZprNq<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Shadow of Ezra (@ShadowofEzra) May 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

As social media melted down over \u201cMaskgate,\u201d other users claimed that Harward mysteriously pulled out of an appearance to debunk the theory.<\/p>\n

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THE MASK CONSPIRACY GETS BIGGER<\/p>\n

Admiral Robert Harward CANCELED his Appearance to Debunk Viral Video Mask Claims<\/p>\n

He told Grant Stinchfield directly that the viral mask video \u201cmakes absolutely no sense\u201d and agreed to come on live to prove it. Then, he CANCELLED!<\/p>\n

The man who\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/XpTN6DqVIa<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/CkCFmFhm9c<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Ryan Rozbiani (@RyanRozbiani) May 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThat motherf**ker is NOT real!\u201d wrote former \u201cThe View\u201d co-host Meghan McCain, adding fuel to the fire.<\/p>\n

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That motherfucker is NOT real! https:\/\/t.co\/YluAu81dbd<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) May 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Skepticism ran rampant.<\/p>\n

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Holy shit why is this man on Fox News wearing a literal CIA mask pic.twitter.com\/RQazYIrgDq<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 BLAIRE WHITE (@BlaireWhite) May 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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@FoxNews<\/a> is playing all of us.<\/p>\n

This man is wearing a prosthetic mask.<\/p>\n

They are afraid. We know all about their lies.<\/p>\n

Masks won\u2019t save them. pic.twitter.com\/wbpsbJsJip<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Killuminated (@aiApotheosis) May 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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This is great. A guy on fox news wearing a mask (look at his lower neck). Everything is fake. https:\/\/t.co\/g0RY8cftxE<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 JP Sears (@AwakenWithJP) May 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Maskgate was even blowing up on online betting platforms.<\/p>\n

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\"\ud83d\udea8\" NEW POLYMARKET: Was the Fox News guest wearing a mask? https:\/\/t.co\/hU2u0oJwxp<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Polymarket (@Polymarket) May 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Responding to the uproar and questions about how much of anything on the TV screen is actually real, the conservative network offered up an explanation far less sexy than the sinister theories that have been bandied about on social media. That the blemish on Harward\u2019s neck is just the result of a glitch with the lighting.<\/p>\n

\u201cVice Admiral Robert Harward appeared on FOX News Channel earlier this week via a remote, mobile camera operated by an outside vendor,\u201d Fox said in a statement to media outlets, including left-leaning Mediaite.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring the interview, lighting conditions in the van contrasted with the vice admiral\u2019s jacket, which caused a shadow to appear on his neck,\u201d the network explained.<\/p>\n

Despite the social media conspiracy chatter, there has been no actual evidence that Harward was impersonated by a body double in a prosthetic mask, and the line on his neck was noticeably absent when he appeared on Fox News again on Friday.<\/p>\n

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Admiral Robert Harward made his first public appearance on Fox News a short while ago today\u2026<\/p>\n

He remembered to tuck his mask into his shirt this time \"\ud83d\ude06\"https:\/\/t.co\/Paz6pt0MVw<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/Jjtmir4aRE<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/RiaSDH4w4o<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) May 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

While conspiracy theories have been quick to proliferate in the era of social media, the more troubling question is the depth of distrust in the media, which an increasing number of Americans now intensely distrust and disbelieve as a default position.<\/p>\n

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Fox News reacted to what social media users have branded \u201cMaskgate\u201d after a strange segment in which a bizarre anomaly on the neck of a guest sparked conspiracy theories. In a video of the segment that went viral on X, a weird blemish on the neck of Vice Adm. Robert Harward had many speculating that… Continue reading Fox News explanation for odd \u2018Maskgate\u2019 interview points to\u2026 lighting glitch?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":606496,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,19,10,21,12,11,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-606507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cancel-culture","category-censorship","category-civil-liberties","category-election-integrity","category-equal-justice","category-free-speech","category-religious-freedom","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/606507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=606507"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/606507\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/606496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=606507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=606507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=606507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}