Fox News reported Trump's guilty verdict, didn't air Taco Bell broadcast | Fact check

Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY
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The claim: Fox News didn't report on Trump's guilty verdict in hush money case

A May 30 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) claims former President Donald Trump's historic conviction wasn't reported by one major news outlet.

Text in the post reads:

"CNN: Trump guilty

NBC: Trump guilty

ABC: Trump guilty

FOX:"

The post, which was originally shared on X, formerly Twitter, then shows a picture of a Fox News broadcast about items being removed from the Taco Bell menu.

The post garnered more than 20,000 likes in one day. Similar versions of the claim were shared on Facebook, Instagram and X.

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Our rating: False

Fox News reported on the former president's conviction across several platforms. The screenshot of the broadcast about Taco Bell dates back to 2020.

Fox News reported on Trump's conviction

Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts in his New York hush money trial on May 30, making him the first former president to be convicted of a crime. He was convicted of falsifying business records to hide a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election.

As the Instagram post says, numerous national outlets immediately reported on the conviction, including CNN, NBC and ABC News.

But Fox News also reported on the conviction soon after the jury announced its verdict in the form of articles, live broadcasts and social media posts.

Fact check: Trump jury had to be unanimous in hush money trial to find him guilty

The screenshot of the Fox News broadcast about Taco Bell first surfaced on social media on July 16, 2020, when the outlet reported rumors that the fast food chain was removing some of its most popular items from the menu.

A news chyron about the death of George Floyd can be seen at the bottom of the image, signaling that the broadcast aired soon after Floyd's death on May 25, 2020.

USA TODAY reached out to the users who shared the post for comment but did not immediately receive a response.

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