The nation watched while Ketanji Brown Jackson endured days of questioning by the Senate Judiciary Committee leading up to her confirmation… but depending on where you watched the coverage of the hearings, you may have gotten a different perspective or understanding of Judge Jackson's experience and the agenda of the Republicans on the committee questioning her.

While CNN reported positive news in relation to Judge Jackson, such as the Obamas congratulating her on her Supreme Court confirmation or her “moving” speech from the White House following her appointment, all media outlets did not opt for optimistic or even accurate coverage.

In late February, Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson remarked that the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson was an attempt to “defile” the supreme court and “humiliate and degrade” the United States. The Fox News anchor also claimed that Judge Jackson—who served eight years as a federal district judge—was unqualified and “simply ignorant of the law,” and that her nomination had the ultimate goal of turning the United States into “Rwanda.” On top of maligning Judge Jackson’s credentials, Tucker also demanded she show her LSAT scores to prove her qualifications, dismissing her graduation from Harvard Law School.

Fox News also used Janice Rogers Brown as a talking point to undermine Judge Jackson’s Supreme Court appointment. Fox News host Jesse Watters claimed that Democrats blocked the first Black woman nominated for the Supreme Court in 2007 “because she was a Republican.” This notion was echoed by Republican Congressman Josh Barnett, who tweeted on Mar. 26, that Joe Biden blocked the Supreme Court nomination of the first Black woman, along with a black and white photo of Janice Rogers Brown.

However, Republicans did not nominate former Judge Janice Rogers Brown to the U.S. Supreme Court, according to FactCheck.org. In actuality, Republicans convinced the Bush White House not to nominate Brown for the high court because she was seen as “too controversial” at the time, citing ABC News.