Tucker Carlson launches new subscription streaming service

• "Something big is coming," Carlson said in a video promoting the new service, referring to the forthcoming presidential election, an "economic meltdown" and "unprecedented global migration."
• "What's true and what's a lie? Sometimes it's hard to know. There's so much deception," he continued. "Big media companies won't help. Their job is to manipulate you. The government? Please. When was the last time you believed a word they said? Probably before COVID."
• "We've decided that we need something new, something relentlessly honest that the corporate gatekeepers can't touch," he added.

State of play: After leaving Fox News in April, Carlson launched his own show on Twitter, now known as X.

• He is currently in a legal battle with his former employer over an alleged breach of contract.
• Carlson considered launching the new subscription service on X, but the company wasn't able to build out the technology to support the new venture in time, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.