Fox News caught trying to pass off GOP operatives as parents "concerned" about critical race theory

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

Fox News failed to disclose to their audience that nearly a dozen guests billed as parents panicked by what they misleadingly label critical race theory being taught to their young children in school are also professional Republican operatives, according to a newly released report.

The liberal media watchdog organization Media Matters for America details how Fox News has repeatedly failed to mention that their guests, who included right-wing media personalities, GOP strategists and conservative think tank staffers, were far from apolitical despite billing them as your average outraged parent.

For example, one of the guests who frequently appeared to rail against critical race theory was a gentleman by the name of Ian Prior, who was billed by the network as a "Loudoun County parent" that went "from [a] concerned parent, like many of you, to legal activist." But below the surface, Prior is a Republican operative with deep GOP political roots. The former Department of Justice spokesperson, Media Matters noted, worked "in top communications roles during the 2016 election cycle" including for "the National Republican Congressional Committee, the Karl Rove-fronted super PAC American Crossroads, and the Senate Leadership Fund, a super PAC that works to elect Republican senators which was founded by allies of Minority Leader Mitch McConnell."

Another frequent guest to appear on Fox News, Lilet Vanetsyan, turned out to be far from an ordinary parent, as well. Instead of being your average frustrated parent, Vanetsyan is associated with the pro-Trump organization Turning Point USA founded by Charlie Kirk and was a reporter for the right-wing Right Side Broadcasting Network. Fox billed Vanetsyan as a "Fairfax County teacher," despite being a longtime Trump supporter and fervent GOP activist.

According to a different Media Matters study, the topic of critical race theory, which dives deep into how systemic racism should be taught to children in schools across America, has been mention almost 1,300 times over the course of the past four months on Fox News. "With mentions doubling month over month, the 'critical race theory' boogeyman is exploding on Fox News," the report noted.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/fox-news-caught-trying-to-pass-off-gop-operatives-as-parents-concerned-about-critical-race-theory/ar-AALa09c

[Blue Owl]

1. How does Turdoch get away with this tawdry crap...

masquerading as “news”? Fucking deceptive, manufactured bullshit is all it is...

[smirkymonkey]

2. Just die already, old man.

Do the world a favor!

[GB_RN]

4. Him Dying Won't Solve The Problem

His son, Lachlan, who's just as regressive as he is, if not more so, is running the show here. That's why his other son, James, left the board. James is moderate and wanted to temper how things were being done on Faux, but was overruled by Lachlan and the rest of the board. So, James (and his wife) quit, and donated a shit ton of money to the Democrats in 2020.

[smirkymonkey]

7. Ugh! Cut one head off and another one grows in it's place.

When will it stop? Why can't these people just enjoy their money and stop trying to destroy the lives of the rest of us?

[GB_RN]

8. Because, With These Assholes

“Enough” money is never enough. And they apparently think they CAN take it with them when they die.

[colsohlibgal]

3. Enough "Whitewashing"

As a white woman I just don’t get desire to not fully teach real history.

Oh and as I’m sure is the case with more than a few white folks, including super racists, i have between 1-2% black in my DNA.....all through my maternal grandfather, apparently one of his male ancestors had his own Sally Hemings.

[GB_RN]

6. Same Here

I've got about 2% West African DNA, most likely from my mother's side, as I know that side owned slaves. Full disclosure: My mother's side of the family has been in Eastern NC since the late 1600s, after King Charles II gave some ancestors of mine some huge land grants as "gifts" after The Restoration. It was several modern counties worth of territory at the time it was "given" (or rather, stolen from the natives). Of course, none of it's left now, due to inheritances over the years...or being sold off, etc. But it's still interesting history...if not necessarily clean.

[DFW]

5. They will continue to hide behind the First Amendment

They have done it before and won. They claim the first amendment gives them the right to lie outright, make up untrue stories, and pass them off as „news.“ They make no pretense about it. They just say they have every right to do so, and whaddya gonna do about it?