Jimmy Kimmel criticises Trump's Iran comments and Fox News's reaction
The late-night host compared the network's defence of Trump to its criticism of his own past jokes.
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A man in a suit stands on talk show stage. The caption at the bottom reads, "The hypocrisy is so glaring you can't even turn your head towards it..."
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What this story says
- Donald Trump suggested Iran could 'take out' Los Angeles and San Diego.
- Jimmy Kimmel compared Fox News's reaction to Trump's comment with their reaction to his own past jokes.
- Kimmel stated he would report Trump to the FCC, calling the situation 'glaring hypocrisy'.
- No right-rated outlets reported on this story.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 7 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. Coverage measured .
Trust
42/100
Craft
61/100
Hype
41/100
7 sources · methodology
Thin on the right so far
None of the 7 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
Donald Trump suggested that Iran could 'take out' Los Angeles and San Diego. The White House defended the statement, and Fox News described it as a 'joke'. Jimmy Kimmel responded by comparing the network's reaction to Trump's comment with its criticism of his own past jokes, which Fox News had labelled 'dark' and 'completely deranged'.
Kimmel played a montage of Fox News segments criticising him for a joke made earlier in the year. He then questioned the network's stance, asking if they were 'mortified by the president of the United States casually ruminating about the deaths of 13 million people'. Kimmel stated he would report Trump to the FCC, describing the situation as 'glaring hypocrisy'.
Coverage comparison
What the coverage left out
None of the left- or centre-rated reports mentioned the specific figure of 13 million people that Jimmy Kimmel referred to when questioning the reaction to Donald Trump's comments.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 6 times, most recently on 7 Oct 2026, 11:15, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
4 rated outlets
- The left-rated reports led on Jimmy Kimmel's reaction to Donald Trump's comments and the subsequent defence by Fox News and the White House. Mashable, Rolling Stone, and The Wrap all highlighted Kimmel's comparison of Fox News's treatment of his jokes versus Trump's remarks. Mashable, in its full report, quoted Kimmel stating he would report Trump to the FCC and describing the situation as 'glaring hypocrisy'. The left-rated digests also noted Kimmel's threat to report Trump to the FCC.
Centre
3 rated outlets
- The centre-rated reports focused on Jimmy Kimmel's criticism of Donald Trump's comment about Iran striking California. Forbes and ComingSoon.net both mentioned Kimmel's threat to report Trump to the FCC. The digests noted that Kimmel used Trump's controversy to make a point about media outrage and that the comments had drawn backlash from Democrat leaders.
Right
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated right has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Jimmy Kimmel criticises Trump's Iran comments and Fox News's reaction?
- Of the 7 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 57% are rated left, 43% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Jimmy Kimmel criticises Trump's Iran comments and Fox News's reaction left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 7 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Jimmy Kimmel criticises Trump's Iran comments and Fox News's reaction biased?
- Jimmy Kimmel criticises Trump's Iran comments and Fox News's reaction is one event reported by 7 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Jimmy Kimmel criticises Trump's Iran comments and Fox News's reaction?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Jimmy Kimmel criticises Trump's Iran comments and Fox News's reaction?
- 7 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What did Donald Trump suggest about Iran and California?
- Donald Trump suggested that Iran could 'take out' cities in California, specifically mentioning Los Angeles and San Diego. He made this comment during a rally in the context of the Iran conflict.
- How did Jimmy Kimmel react to Trump's comments?
- Jimmy Kimmel contrasted the White House and Fox News's defence of Trump's remarks with their criticism of his own past jokes. He called the situation 'glaring hypocrisy' and stated he would report Trump to the FCC.
- Did any right-rated outlets cover this story?
- No right-rated outlets reported on this story. The coverage analysed came from outlets rated as left or centre.
Read it at the source
7 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
4- Jimmy Kimmel calls out Fox's reaction to a 'joke' from him versus one from Trump (opens Mashable in a new tab)
- Jimmy Kimmel Threatens to Call the FCC on Trump After He Suggests Iran Should Bomb LA (opens RollingStone in a new tab)
RollingStone — is RollingStone biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Jimmy Kimmel Slams ‘Maniac’ Trump’s ‘Appalling’ Rally ‘Joke’: ‘I’m Going to Report Him to the FCC!’ (opens Mediaite in a new tab)
- Jimmy Kimmel Threatens to Report Trump to the FCC Over 'Take Out' LA, San Diego Comment: 'The Hypocrisy Is So Glaring' (opens The Wrap in a new tab)
Centre
3- ‘Report Him To The FCC’: Kimmel Knocks Trump’s ‘Let Them Take Out Los Angeles’ Comment (opens Forbes in a new tab)
- Jimmy Kimmel Turns Donald Trump’s Controversy Back Against Him, Threatens To Report Him (opens ComingSoon.net in a new tab)
ComingSoon.net — is ComingSoon.net biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Jimmy Kimmel Shames Trump for Suggesting Iran Could Bomb California (opens INTELLINEWS in a new tab)
INTELLINEWS — is INTELLINEWS biased? Our profile of this outlet
Right
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Not rated
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
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