The sad part is that his followers will still believe this bullshit. He obviously knows that it's not true and everyone with a brain should know that. In a normal world every Carlson supporter should realize that something can't be right about his statement but they will really believe him that world famous newspapers/magazines/TV channels like BBC, Spiegel, NYT and so on didn't even try to get an interview with him.
You would think you should only tell believable lies to manipulate people but I guess as less believable the lie as more morons will eat it.