Fox's website Fox Nation posted the headline “NYT: 'Double Dip May Be Back.' ” It's eye-catching because Fox is not known for its love of The New York Times.

But it's even more interesting than that. The Times piece reports: "[T]here was general political agreement that it was incumbent on the government to fight back by stimulating the economy. It did, and the recession ended." While economists generally do agree that the stimulus helped the economy, Fox Nation most definitively does not.

Furthermore, the Times even suggests that more stimulus would “revive growth”:

In any other cycle, the recent spate of poor economic news would have resulted in politicians vying with one another to propose programs to revive growth. President Obama has called for more spending on infrastructure, but there appears to be little chance Congress will take any action. The focus in Washington is now on deciding where to reduce spending, not increase it.

This, again, is a thesis that Fox most definitely does not agree with.

So why would Fox be pushing a New York Times article that discusses the benefit of stimulus? Could it be because Fox is rooting for a double-dip recession and is happy that the Times predicts that one might occur?