Vice Admiral Robert Harward
Is That A Mask???
Fox News Explains
Published
A Vice Admiral’s recent interview on Fox News has caused the internet to go into a full-blown meltdown … with many insisting he wore a mask on TV for some reason — and now the network’s weighing in.
Here’s the deal … Vice Admiral Robert Harward — a retired Navy SEAL and the former Deputy Commander of the United States Central Command — appeared on the network earlier this week to discuss the ongoing war in Iran.
While he spoke, a dark shadow near the base of his throat drew audience members’ eyes … and people took to social media to question whether Harward wore a mask for the TV spot.
Users were quick to push the mask theory … with some saying he probably wasn’t available that day, and Fox News used a stand-in who threw on the mask — which may seem like a small thing, but would certainly constitute a serious violation of journalistic ethics.
Others are arguing this is an issue of lighting … with lights in front and above him creating a sinister double shadow effect.
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And some are just trolling … like Meghan McCain who wrote, “That motherf***er is NOT real” — similar to what Tiffany Gomas yelled in her viral airplane freakout a few years ago.
Fox News tells TMZ … “Vice Admiral Robert Harward appeared on FOX News Channel earlier this week via a remote, mobile camera operated by an outside vendor. During the interview, lighting conditions in the van contrasted with the vice admiral’s jacket, which caused a shadow to appear on his neck.”