Tucker Carlson has resorted to lying about his own words after drawing backlash for a sexist rant in which he said women earning more money leads to “more drug and alcohol abuse, [and] higher incarceration rates.”

As more advertisers decide to distance themselves from Carlson’s often extreme rhetoric, the Fox host has resorted to lying about his comments. In response to the controversy, and on the same day Red Lobster announced it would no longer associate its brand with his show, Carlson has attempted to defuse the situation by lying about what he originally said.

On January 2, Carlson said, “In many areas, women suddenly made more than men. Now, before you applaud that as a victory for feminism, consider some of the effects,” which he claimed included higher incarceration rates and drug and alcohol abuse. The next day, after his comments were widely condemned, Carlson made the dishonest assertion that his rant was about falling male wages, making no mention of rising wages for women.

On Monday, January 7, Carlson once again claimed that his critics were outraged that he said wages for men were falling, falsely stating that he was being criticized after he “dared to talk about the role of falling male wages.” But his false assertion does not change his original claim that increased earnings for women are a societal ill.