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Accused Capitol rioter had ‘Foxitis,’ his attorney says: He ‘started believing what was being fed to him’

May 7, 2021 at 5:49 a.m. EDT
Anthony Antonio at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. During a hearing on Thursday, Antonio’s attorney said his client had “Foxitis” and was all consumed by what he heard on the cable network. (YouTube)

In the six months leading up to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Anthony Antonio spent his days watching Fox News — a habit that actually made him ill, his attorney told a D.C. federal magistrate judge on Thursday.

His ailment? “Foxitis,” his attorney said, the HuffPost reported. “He became hooked with what I call … ‘Foxmania.’ ”