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i stay out of politics but to say that only fox is doing misinformation is turning a blind eye to the lies of NYT, CBS, CNN, ABC, BBC (although foreign owned) a
by shivapb80 3mo ago
i stay out of politics but to say that only fox is doing misinformation is turning a blind eye to the lies of NYT, CBS, CNN, ABC, BBC (although foreign owned) and MSNBC.
- mindslight 3mo agoOP did not say "only fox is doing misinformation". Rather they are referencing what was a deliberate goal for Fox from its outset [0]. Other companies and individual journalists followed suit to various degrees, yes. [0] https://theweek.com/articles/880107/why-fox-news-created https://theweek.com/articles/880107/why-fox-news-created which is itself kind of a simplistic, preach-to-the-choir piece. But as you said you mostly stay out of politics, I figure it is easier to follow rather than say the full Wikipedia article on Roger Ailes.
- cyanydeez 3mo agoyeah, it's clear you stay out of politics; politics does not stay out of you.
- LocalH 3mo agoAFAIK, Fox News Channel is the only one to ever stand in court and argue that they're not really news, but "entertainment".