Tucker Carlson says the NSA is spying on him. Is that even plausible?

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It’s highly unlikely, but it’s possible if the Fox host was speaking, knowingly or not, to foreigners under surveillance.

WASHINGTON — Fox News’ Tucker Carlson said this week that the National Security Agency is spying on him as part of a plan to knock his show “off the air.”

The NSA promptly denied the allegations, saying it focuses exclusively on “foreign targets.” Critics dismissed Carlson’s claim as a cynical attempt to rile up his conservative viewers who have made him the most watched host on cable news.

But is there any way that Carlson’s allegations are true, or partially accurate? Continue reading.