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bucolic_frolic

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11. FCC Licenses the public airwaves

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Fri Jan 22, 2021, 11:28 AM

Jan 2021

not the propaganda machine. "Fair and balanced" was always a cover for the exact opposite to see what they could get away with, in my view.

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Eric Boehlert: Fox News "purge" confirms network shouldn't have White House credentials [View all] babylonsister Jan 2021 OP

FOX NEWS is not factual news and should not be named so. It is propaganda! The Wielding Truth Jan 2021 #1

When were they ever (a factual news network)? calimary Jan 2021 #33

Right. It's bizarre that they are allowed to portray themselves as News! The Wielding Truth Jan 2021 #36

Didn't they John Ludi Jan 2021 #2

Well...I got THAT one wrong John Ludi Jan 2021 #3

Close enough. They said in a legal brief they were entertainment DLCWIdem Jan 2021 #12

Something had to be done about FAUX News, FAUX is enabling domestic terrorist & white supremacist uponit7771 Jan 2021 #19

Huh...cool John Ludi Jan 2021 #38

Precisely malaise Jan 2021 #6

A court of appeals ruled, in overturning a judgment against Fox News, that Dustlawyer Jan 2021 #17

I thought the same thing Danascot Jan 2021 #20

Well then they should call themselves "Fox Entertainment". calimary Jan 2021 #34

I'd like to see someone sue that channel to change the name. lindysalsagal Jan 2021 #4

Can a "Channel Q" be far behind? Buns_of_Fire Jan 2021 #5

Does anyone know if OANN has credentials? MontanaMama Jan 2021 #7

there should be boycotts against any advertisers on the network. samsingh Jan 2021 #8

Agree! Lokee11 Jan 2021 #10

..A boycott against advertisers is a solution that would work. A total list of advertisers needs Stuart G Jan 2021 #31

these must be available. Should we start this from DU ? samsingh Jan 2021 #35

Chris Wallace has the only real news on fox. pwb Jan 2021 #9

+1, even Hemmer is a complete hack now sympathizing with the white supremacist. NewsMax & OAN are uponit7771 Jan 2021 #16

Why is Wallace, an actual sane person and "real" journalist still at Faux??? librechik Jan 2021 #23

FCC Licenses the public airwaves bucolic_frolic Jan 2021 #11

Faux News. roamer65 Jan 2021 #13

Anyone else notice FAUX News is openly sympathizing with domestic terrorist & white supremacist? uponit7771 Jan 2021 #14

+1. It is their favorite network dalton99a Jan 2021 #24

And here I was, thinking there was a (tiny) chance Fox might actually... Silent3 Jan 2021 #15

Yeah. Me too. I was hoping that more liberal son would take over DLCWIdem Jan 2021 #21

A Fox employee at a news conference is there to spread propaganda and back Biden into a corner. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jan 2021 #18

That link is not working PirateRo Jan 2021 #22

I just tried it; it worked for me. nt babylonsister Jan 2021 #27

I would not allow them in SheltieLover Jan 2021 #25

They should be required to call themselves "Fox Newz" caballojm Jan 2021 #26

biden should take 2 steps rdking647 Jan 2021 #28

Faux Noise VA_Jill Jan 2021 #29

They used to have a small group of real journalists moose65 Jan 2021 #30

"There is a concerted effort to get rid of real journalists," Initech Jan 2021 #32

reputable people need to STOP APPEARING ON FOX NEWS Skittles Jan 2021 #37

Fox News will become like OAN, imo. Oneironaut Jan 2021 #39