An updated version of Brian Stelter’s ‘Hoax’ coming in June

<p>NEW YORK &mdash; CNN media correspondent Brian Stelter thought more than a quick update was necessary in preparing for the paperback edition of his book from last summer, “Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth."</p>
<p>In effect, he’s writing a substantially different book, adding some 20,000 words to the 95,000 of the hardcover edition.</p>
<p>Announced on Sunday, the revised edition will be released in June.</p>
<p>The changes reflect the end of Trump’s presidency and the false claims of voter fraud, the rise of Tucker Carlson in becoming Fox’s most prominent personality, the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol and the emergence of Newsmax and One America News Network as bigger players in conservative media.</p>
<p>“The creation of the Fox News presidency was a critical story,” Stelter told The Associated Press. “Now we’ve reached the end of the Fox News presidency.”</p>
<p>Stelter said he both added material to existing chapters and wrote entirely new chapters.</p>
<p>Even the book’s cover has been changed. The original, which featured a picture of the back of Trump’s head, will be replaced by one with pictures of Fox News personalities.</p>
<p>“I hope this is now the complete story of Trump and Fox,” Stelter said. “But who knows? Maybe Trump will join Fox.”</p>