Since health officials discovered the first U.S. case of coronavirus on January 21, Fox News personalities and their guests have used derogatory language to describe the disease 144 times, including 105 instances from Fox personalities and 39 from guests.

Fox News hosts -- such as Tucker Carlson, who hosts the network’s weekday 8 p.m. prime-time show, Tucker Carlson Tonight; Sean Hannity, host of the weekday 9 p.m. prime-time show Hannity; and Mark Levin, host of the weekend show Life, Liberty & Levin -- have been keen to use the terms “Wuhan virus” and “Chinese virus” and their similar variations.

The efforts to rebrand coronavirus as the “Wuhan virus” were apparent on Fox & Friends on March 6, when guest host Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo advocated for its use. President Donald Trump adopted and defended the derogatory labeling of the virus, even in official briefings, in mid-March. And now, G-7 foreign ministers reportedly “haven't been able to agree on a joint statement” because Pompeo is insisting on calling it the “Wuhan virus.”