Hasan Piker says Fox News’ coverage of him diverted attention from Republican candidates who went on to lose their U.S. midterm races, according to an interview excerpt published by Al Jazeera on Nov. 10.

“They were too focused on me,” Piker told Al Jazeera’s Ava Warriner.

The excerpt presents Piker’s assessment of the coverage, not an established explanation for the election results. The accompanying description does not identify the candidates or races he was referring to.

Al Jazeera said the full interview would be released soon on its Centre Stage program.

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