India, Feb. 20 -- Tucker Carlson was caught in the middle of a controversy after a report published his claims of being detained in Israel. The Daily Mail reported that Carlson had claimed he was detained there at the airport when he'd gone to interview US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee.

However, Carlson's version of events was contradicted by Huckabee himself, and a spokesperson from the US embassy there. They denied Carlson was detained and said he'd 'received the same passport control questions that countless visitors to Israel including Ambassador Huckabee and other diplomats receive as part of normal entrance and exit from Israel.'

Plenty of Carlson's critics like longtime Donald Trump ally Laura Loomer rushed to slam the form...