Obama says Fox viewers 'perceive a different reality' than other people

Former President Barack Obama took a swipe at Fox News on Monday, claiming the outlet and its viewers “perceive a different reality” than other people.

"I’ve spoken about this before, but if you watch Fox News, you perceive a different reality than if you read the New York Times," the former president said during an interview with the19th published on Monday.

Obama said the outlets indoctrinate their audiences, causing divisions between people.

"I think a lot of that has to do with changes in how people get information,” he continued. “And those differences have been amplified by social media, which allows people to live in bubbles with other people who think like them."

Obama said these divisions are widening and that the United States is "more divided [now] than when I first ran for president in 2008."