Fox News' coverage of the 2014 midterm elections devoted significant time to fawning over GOP congressional and gubernatorial contenders. The mere discussion of Republican candidates often morphed into free campaign ads, and when those candidates appeared on the network, Fox figures doled out flattery and softball questions.

New Hampshire Senate candidate Scott Brown, for instance, a former network employee, appeared on Fox to hear how he is “one of the finest politicians [people have] seen.” In his interview on the network, Florida Gov. Rick Scott listened to Sean Hannity rattle off a list of glowing statistics about his record as governor that seemed more suited for a campaign ad.  

Fox has a history of being a safe haven for GOP candidates, even rewriting history in order to provide favorable interviews to their favorite candidates.    

Media Matters has compiled the best of the worst examples of Fox's unabashed flattery: