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and they knew it. They deliberately stoked Trump’s baseless lies, knowing they were lies.

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/02/17/business/fox-news-dominion-lies/index.html

Fox materially contributed to Americans’ loss of faith in their own election system, which actually functioned correctly. That’s what happens truth takes a back seat to profit.


I hope Hannity and Carlson are charged with accessory to treason. Failing that, charge them with slander—against Dominion, if not the entire American public.

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@moonbus said
and they knew it. They deliberately stoked Trump’s baseless lies, knowing they were lies.

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/02/17/business/fox-news-dominion-lies/index.html

Fox materially contributed to Americans’ loss of faith in their own election system, which actually functioned correctly. That’s what happens truth takes a back seat to profit.


I hope Hannity and Ca ...[text shortened]... treason. Failing that, charge them with slander—against Dominion, if not the entire American public.
I was just about to start this same thread.

The court filings are public now. They all - literally all of them - knew they were lying. Publicly spouting and platforming nonsense. Under oath and penalty of perjury, they were affirming that there was no evidence of a stolen election. They confirmed that what they said on their own shows were lies. They traaaaaashed guests like Sidney Powell who appeared on their own shows behind their backs.

The worst part was that Hannity was working as a part of Trump's campaign. Mark Meadows was telling him what to say on his show, and he dutifully obliged.

These are the most popular "news" shows in the entire country. And yet it seems we should treat them more like reality TV. Are people still watching this, thinking it's real?

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Illegals voting is wrong.

Voter I.D. is needed.

We have some people voting more than once but not at the level to sway elections.

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@moonbus said
I hope Hannity and Carlson are charged with accessory to treason.
Yea, that won't happen. They are protected to say whatever they want. But FoxNews might end up having to write Dominion a very large check.

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@wildgrass said
Yea, that won't happen. They are protected to say whatever they want. But FoxNews might end up having to write Dominion a very large check.
Given the aftermath on Jan 6, I don’t think spreading egregious lies is covered under freedom of speech. It’s equivalent to shouting “fire!” in a crowded theater when there is no fire.

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@moonbus said
and they knew it. They deliberately stoked Trump’s baseless lies, knowing they were lies.

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/02/17/business/fox-news-dominion-lies/index.html

Fox materially contributed to Americans’ loss of faith in their own election system, which actually functioned correctly. That’s what happens truth takes a back seat to profit.


I hope Hannity and Ca ...[text shortened]... treason. Failing that, charge them with slander—against Dominion, if not the entire American public.
Can't say I'm surprised. Historically, propagandists serving as the mouthpiece of many of the most odious regimes on the planet knew that the lies they were peddling were lies. But truth is a commodity, and if the truth is against you, then the way out (at least in the short term) is to cheapen the truth, and then finally assassinate it.

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@soothfast said
Can't say I'm surprised. Historically, propagandists serving as the mouthpiece of many of the most odious regimes on the planet knew that the lies they were peddling were lies. But truth is a commodity, and if the truth is against you, then the way out (at least in the short term) is to cheapen the truth, and then finally assassinate it.
The sad thing is, the people Fox, specifically Carlson and Hannity, led down the rabbit hole won’t accept that they were duped by both Trump and Fox. Polls continue to show that something like half the Republicans still think Trump won 2020, and the news that Fox knew Trump was lying won’t change their minds now.

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@moonbus said
The sad thing is, the people Fox, specifically Carlson and Hannity, led down the rabbit hole won’t accept that they were duped by both Trump and Fox. Polls continue to show that something like half the Republicans still think Trump won 2020, and the news that Fox knew Trump was lying won’t change their minds now.
anyone that thinks biden got more votes than any other presidential candidate in history is a fool.

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@soothfast said
Can't say I'm surprised. Historically, propagandists serving as the mouthpiece of many of the most odious regimes on the planet knew that the lies they were peddling were lies. But truth is a commodity, and if the truth is against you, then the way out (at least in the short term) is to cheapen the truth, and then finally assassinate it.
cnn? were they masturbating when they said this?

“In a statement Thursday night, Fox News argued that the court filing contained cherry-picked quotes lacking context.”

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@mott-the-hoople said
cnn? were they masturbating when they said this?

“In a statement Thursday night, Fox News argued that the court filing contained cherry-picked quotes lacking context.”
I read the headline and lost all interest.
"Analysis: Fox News has been exposed as a dishonest organization terrified of its own audience"
Garbage article with a lot of garbage claims.
Here's a few of CNN whoppers:
https://dailycaller.com/2018/08/31/cnn-list-bungled-reporting-fake-news/

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@mott-the-hoople said
anyone that thinks biden got more votes than any other presidential candidate in history is a fool.
You make a good point. FoxNews admitted under oath that they knew Dominion didn't rig the machines, but that's ok. It doesn't mean that stories like this are not happening everywhere, constantly. Good journalism is about finding the stories, even when they don't exist. It's about asking the tough questions and ignoring the answers you don't like, then offering more misleading evidence to fit into a preordained editorial narrative. All great journalists face the equally noble decisions of whether to use their podium to illuminate the world around us, or to make stuff up for eyeballs and clicks.

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@wildgrass said
You make a good point. FoxNews admitted under oath that they knew Dominion didn't rig the machines, but that's ok. It doesn't mean that stories like this are not happening everywhere, constantly. Good journalism is about finding the stories, even when they don't exist. It's about asking the tough questions and ignoring the answers you don't like, then offering more misleadi ...[text shortened]... to use their podium to illuminate the world around us, or to make stuff up for eyeballs and clicks.
“FoxNews admitted under oath that they knew Dominion didn't rig the machines, but that's ok. ”

where is your proof of this?

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@EndLame
If we have Voter ID, should it be incumbent on the government to actually provide everyone with Voter ID so that it's not an impediment to voting that suppresses turnout?

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@mott-the-hoople said
cnn? were they masturbating when they said this?

“In a statement Thursday night, Fox News argued that the court filing contained cherry-picked quotes lacking context.”
Oh, you don’t like the truth coming out.
That your beloved news source is a lying hive of scum and treachery.

Because… that makes you the fool for believing them.