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Fox News sued for spreading misinformation to the public

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Anybody see the Navarro interview on CNN this morning. He's a perfect example of a Fox viewer. He has no expertise in medicine yet he feels that his opinion, contrary to 90% of the medical research community, that his opinion matters just as much. This is the exact damage the Fox does to it's listeners.

Fare and Balanced has probably already resulted in several deaths. Keep it up.
 
Anybody see the Navarro interview on CNN this morning. He's a perfect example of a Fox viewer. He has no expertise in medicine yet he feels that his opinion, contrary to 90% of the medical research community, that his opinion matters just as much. This is the exact damage the Fox does to it's listeners.

Fare and Balanced has probably already resulted in several deaths. Keep it up.
I heard in a private meeting, Navarro was arguing with Fauci about the weight of scientific evidence for HCQ by cherry picking a bunch of weak evidence and claiming that science supports its use. What a fucking clown.
 
I heard in a private meeting, Navarro was arguing with Fauci about the weight of scientific evidence for HCQ by cherry picking a bunch of weak evidence and claiming that science supports its use. What a fucking clown.
Yea, and the asshole was on all over the air, still insisting that his opinion carries as much weight as someone who has gone to medical school. This is a perfect example of the people that Trump listens to.
 
Yea, and the asshole was on all over the air, still insisting that his opinion carries as much weight as someone who has gone to medical school. This is a perfect example of the people that Trump listens to.
The whole intent is to generate a false narrative. "Look at this anti-malarial drug that's so old that doctors rarely prescribe it anymore, the Great Trump knows it's a cure for the dreaded Chinese flu! And he could give it to you, if only these Medical Elitists weren't stopping him!"
 
I would accept this as a remedy for all Fox News opinion shows. Disclaimer before every broadcast.

"The following program is strictly entertainment representing the opinion of the host. The content is in no way to be considered news or information to be acted on by the public".
 
I would accept this as a remedy for all Fox News opinion shows. Disclaimer before every broadcast.

"The following program is strictly entertainment representing the opinion of the host. The content is in no way to be considered news or information to be acted on by the public".


That would be fine by me if they also did it for all the other channel opinion shows. What is good for one should be good for all.
 
The 1st Amendment doesn't cover speech that presents a "clear and present" danger to the public. I'd argue that spreading misinformation falls under the same category as falsely yelling "fire" in a theater, or in this case, falsely yelling "Stay calm and sit down! There is no fire!" when there's black smoking billowing in and people are starting to cough.

So yeah, Fox ought to be sued. I wonder if half the American population, i.e. the half that actually believe the coronavirus isn't a hoax, can get in on this as a class action lawsuit.
It's not illegal to yell fire in a crowded theater if nobody reacts. However, if you go in to a crowded theater and yell anything that causes the crowd to react and someone gets hurt, that makes you liable.

The prosecution would have to prove that Fox was directly responsible for causing harm.
 
I would accept this as a remedy for all Fox News opinion shows. Disclaimer before every broadcast.

"The following program is strictly entertainment representing the opinion of the host. The content is in no way to be considered news or information to be acted on by the public".
Sure, as long as everyone is treated that way so that CNN, MSNBC, etc, are all required to give that same disclaimer.

Though if you're (royal you, not you personally) such a smooth brain that you still trust mainstream media at all to present facts with journalistic integrity then you probably get what you deserve :tonguewink:
 
The FCC rules you cited are dealing with News Broadcast not Opinion Segments.

They are all guilty of the same thing to various degrees. It is well documented.

#dealwithit.
Well documented but you can't provide a single one of those documents.
 
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Lest we forget.
 
Sure, as long as everyone is treated that way so that CNN, MSNBC, etc, are all required to give that same disclaimer.

Though if you're (royal you, not you personally) such a smooth brain that you still trust mainstream media at all to present facts with journalistic integrity then you probably get what you deserve :tonguewink:

What makes conservative media more trustworthy than the "mainstream media?" And more to the point, how is Fox news not part of the "mainstream media?"
 
What makes conservative media more trustworthy than the "mainstream media?" And more to the point, how is Fox news not part of the "mainstream media?"

He's probably going to claim he doesn't like Fox either (all while parroting Fox News talking points). My guess is youtube content aggregators or whatever they're called.
 
To be specific what I was referring to was this bit:


Broadcasting false content during news programming

The FCC is prohibited by law from engaging in censorship or infringing on First Amendment rights of the press. It is, however, illegal for broadcasters to intentionally distort the news, and the FCC may act on complaints if there is documented evidence of such behavior from persons with direct personal knowledge. For more information, please see our consumer guide.

CNN, MSNBC, NBC, CBS, ABC, NPR..... They all bend the truth and " intentionally distort" the news to suit their own agenda. Some more than others. I'm not saying Fox News is innocent of bending the pure facts to suit their agenda ( right ). Just that most do exactly the same thing.





And many of the shows that are attributed for this are commentary shows such as Hannity and Tucker etc... And are not News Broadcasts.

So when you claimed that most media/news networks would be guilty of endangering the public because of purposefully lying, what you meant to say was that you believe the media is biased.

Which of course has nothing to do with the original claim made by the poster you were responding to.
 
Funny how some people seem to believe that having an opinion they disagree with is the same as intentionally lying.

That’s because those same people believe opinions are facts so when someone presents a counter opinion they see it as a form of lying.
 
Funny how some people seem to believe that having an opinion they disagree with is the same as intentionally lying.
"Hands up, don't shoot" was a "difference of opinion?"
What makes conservative media more trustworthy than the "mainstream media?" And more to the point, how is Fox news not part of the "mainstream media?"
AFAICT, it is.
 
"Hands up, don't shoot" was a "difference of opinion?"

AFAICT, it is.
Yes, it was an opinion. Just like people who believe that every police shooting is justified are often of the opinion that they believe in freedom and limited govt.

And since Fox is "mainstream media," what makes it more trustworthy than other "mainstream media?" Their lack of corrections and retractions?
 
Yes, it was an opinion. Just like people who believe that every police shooting is justified are often of the opinion that they believe in freedom and limited govt.
Except that one "opinion" matched the forensic evidence and the other did not.
And since Fox is "mainstream media," what makes it more trustworthy than other "mainstream media?" Their lack of corrections and retractions?
IMO, it's not.
 
That would be fine by me if they also did it for all the other channel opinion shows. What is good for one should be good for all.
Any show that intentionally spread misinformation that could harm the public. AFAIK, only Fox News has done that. If you have another example, enlighten us.
 
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