Fox News Admits its Hosts Lied, Lied, Lied
Feb. 5th, 2021 12:13 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
canyonwalkerFox News is begrudgingly admitting that its prime-time hosts have lied, lied, lied about the results of the 2020 presidential election. In response to threats of legal action from a pair of voting technology companies multiple Fox News personalities falsely claimed had participated in systematic election fraud, the network is airing a piece that debunks their claims. Example coverage: CNN.com article updated 4 Feb 2021.
We'll see if this actually moves the needle at all with the literally tens of millions of voters in the US who believe (falsely) that massive, coordinated fraud occurred in the recent election.
Update: Smartmatic filed a $2.7 billion lawsuit against Fox, various of its show hosts, and lawyers Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell on Thursday. CNN.com article 4 Feb 2021.
Update 2: Fox abruptly canceled Lou Dobbs Tonight, its highest rated show, on Friday. Dobbs is one of the people named in the lawsuits, as he was shameless in his show at shilling for Trump's ridiculous conspiracy claims. Fox has declined to comment on whether their cancellation of the show is related to the lawsuits. CNN.com article 5 Feb 2021.
We'll see if this actually moves the needle at all with the literally tens of millions of voters in the US who believe (falsely) that massive, coordinated fraud occurred in the recent election.
Update: Smartmatic filed a $2.7 billion lawsuit against Fox, various of its show hosts, and lawyers Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell on Thursday. CNN.com article 4 Feb 2021.
Update 2: Fox abruptly canceled Lou Dobbs Tonight, its highest rated show, on Friday. Dobbs is one of the people named in the lawsuits, as he was shameless in his show at shilling for Trump's ridiculous conspiracy claims. Fox has declined to comment on whether their cancellation of the show is related to the lawsuits. CNN.com article 5 Feb 2021.
