AT&T Bankrolls OAN?

[cyclonefence]

One America News, the far-right network whose fortunes and viewership rose amid the triumph and tumult of the Trump administration, has flourished with support from a surprising source: AT&T Inc, the world's largest communications company.

A Reuters review of court records shows the role AT&T played in creating and funding OAN, a network that continues to spread conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and the COVID-19 pandemic.

OAN founder and chief executive Robert Herring Sr has testified that the inspiration to launch OAN in 2013 came from AT&T executives.

“They told us they wanted a conservative network,” Herring said during a 2019 deposition seen by Reuters. “They only had one, which was Fox News, and they had seven others on the other [leftwing] side. When they said that, I jumped to it and built one.”

more: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-oneamerica-att/

[JohnSJ]

1. Like there isn't enough "conservative" voices. Over 90% of the radio talk broadcasts are

right wing

[Liberal In Texas]

2. I am actively looking for an AT&T replacement

for our internet service and cell phones. Problem has been that they have such an almost monopolistic stranglehold around here it's hard to find alternatives that don't suck.

I will be letting them know when I bail on them why I'm doing it. I can't stand the Russian backed OAN.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

3. K&R