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kentuck

(111,103 posts)
Thu Jan 16, 2020, 10:20 AM Jan 2020

How complicit is FOX News in this scandal?

Names of FOX News personalities keep popping up in these emails and messages in the impeachment investigation. How much are they involved?

We see names like Hannity, Ingraham, Dobbs, etc., amongst odd pieces of evidence? What was their specific role? Were they simply there for propaganda promotion?

Are they getting paid for their efforts?

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How complicit is FOX News in this scandal? (Original Post) kentuck Jan 2020 OP
How much does Sean Hannity know? Pachamama Jan 2020 #1
Is This A Trick Question? ProfessorGAC Jan 2020 #2
Since he gets calls from #1 nearly every day/night, I'd say a ton. Frustratedlady Jan 2020 #3
Hannity is in this up to his fat neck. crickets Jan 2020 #21
Time to subpoena Slanthead. Make him shit himself again! madinmaryland Jan 2020 #25
They were touched by trump. Turbineguy Jan 2020 #4
That is an excellent question! Pacifist Patriot Jan 2020 #5
Completely. ...nt 2naSalit Jan 2020 #6
Not just in this scandal, but in this presidency. Trump is Fox's tool. n/t blitzen Jan 2020 #7
They own this shit! The Murdoch family has ZERO loyalty to America. None whatsoever! TheBlackAdder Jan 2020 #8
They are traitorous Johnny2X2X Jan 2020 #9
100% agree brettdale Jan 2020 #28
Not to mention comrades Toensing and diGenova. Sneederbunk Jan 2020 #10
Yep. I'd love to watch the smug wiped off Toensing's face. calimary Jan 2020 #11
Disgusting human beings. Pepsidog Jan 2020 #15
I've been waiting for that for about twenty years. Grasswire2 Jan 2020 #31
You and me both, my friend. calimary Jan 2020 #38
This message was self-deleted by its author flying_wahini Jan 2020 #12
Smack dab in the middle of it relayerbob Jan 2020 #13
Fox has 100% ruined the country. Complicit, absolutely. Pepsidog Jan 2020 #14
Given all the info tRump gives them SCVDem Jan 2020 #16
How complicit was Josef Goebbels as Hitler's propagandist? Cyrano Jan 2020 #17
Julius Streicher might be a better example DBoon Jan 2020 #22
Up to its grimey little neck. marble falls Jan 2020 #18
NRA profits Traildogbob Jan 2020 #19
Fox news is behind the ripping apart of America. The destruction of our Democracy lands on their Scotch-Irish Jan 2020 #20
Kick this one. Kingofalldems Jan 2020 #23
Not only complicit, they're one of the causes of it. Liberal In Texas Jan 2020 #24
There were tons of rumors about Mueller investigating dewsgirl Jan 2020 #26
Just thinking this brettdale Jan 2020 #27
It's the road to the WH. Kurt V. Jan 2020 #29
What? Newest Reality Jan 2020 #30
They should fry.....ALL OF THEM... a kennedy Jan 2020 #32
Payment Pantagruel Jan 2020 #33
They Were A Necessary Asset colsohlibgal Jan 2020 #34
Fox is the loudspeaker for the Trump crime enterprise. VOX Jan 2020 #35
Nixon would have survived if he had Fox working for him. Marcuse Jan 2020 #36
It's been reported that he talks to Hannity all the time. And Laura is a fucking nazi, so... NCLefty Jan 2020 #37

ProfessorGAC

(65,076 posts)
2. Is This A Trick Question?
Thu Jan 16, 2020, 10:25 AM
Jan 2020

Because from where I'm sitting, he doesn't know anything!!!! About anything!

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
3. Since he gets calls from #1 nearly every day/night, I'd say a ton.
Thu Jan 16, 2020, 10:28 AM
Jan 2020

I think he should also be investigated on his real estate deals. It sounds like Trump was his teacher on how to get away with a lot of laws when dealing in real estate. We'll never know how much he's worth, because a lot is probably hidden on various islands, but it sounds like he is quite wealthy.

Ingraham also has to be complicit with a lot of information that is broadcast from FOX. She seems to glory in her connection to Trump and you can't be that close to him and not get dirty. JMVHO

crickets

(25,981 posts)
21. Hannity is in this up to his fat neck.
Thu Jan 16, 2020, 01:37 PM
Jan 2020

Hannity and Trump gossip on the phone almost every day apparently. He's used to announce and push the narrative so Trump can quote the story in tweet after tweet, and round and round the echo chamber we go...

Johnny2X2X

(19,066 posts)
9. They are traitorous
Thu Jan 16, 2020, 11:16 AM
Jan 2020

Just so you know, FOX News played the Parnas interview like it was bad for Dems, that he totally dispelled Democratic theories about Ukraine, and implicated the Bidens. I'm dead serious, they had an article stating exactly that. Their lead article on their website last night was of how Mitch McConnell outplayed Pelosi badly on impeachment.

Some people will write this off as, "meh, that's hjow FOX has been for years." That's not true, they used to at least acknowledge stories and then spin them, now they've crossed over a new threshold. Pure propaganda.

calimary

(81,317 posts)
38. You and me both, my friend.
Fri Jan 17, 2020, 04:28 PM
Jan 2020

I remember. And I’m GONNA remember. I’m NOT gonna forget. Not EVER. (Talkin’ to YOU, Ken Starr.)

Response to kentuck (Original post)

DBoon

(22,367 posts)
22. Julius Streicher might be a better example
Thu Jan 16, 2020, 05:46 PM
Jan 2020

Der Sturmer was the Fox News of the 3rd Reich.

He was part of the Nazi government.

His anti-Semitic propaganda enabled The Final Solution.

He was hanged at Nuremberg.

Traildogbob

(8,752 posts)
19. NRA profits
Thu Jan 16, 2020, 01:05 PM
Jan 2020

Wonder how much it will cost us, and Ammo manufacturers will profit from, for all the bullets it will take to execute the constitutional penalty for all these treasonous assholes? Burning at the state for all the "Witches we Hunt" down would be cheaper. Lots of blunder for that fire, trump, Barr, PompousAhole, Alex Jones, Rusty LimpBalls 🐘🇷🇺💩🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

 

Scotch-Irish

(464 posts)
20. Fox news is behind the ripping apart of America. The destruction of our Democracy lands on their
Thu Jan 16, 2020, 01:27 PM
Jan 2020

doorstep. Rush Limpballs, Faux news...dividing America with their lies 24/7 since the early 90's. This mess is on Rupert Murdock, Rush Limbaugh, and the Saudis (who own a huge portion of faux news stock outright, and even more through LLC's and such owned by them).

Liberal In Texas

(13,556 posts)
24. Not only complicit, they're one of the causes of it.
Thu Jan 16, 2020, 08:09 PM
Jan 2020

By continuing to fabricate lies and producing propaganda they're no better than the Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda.

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)
26. There were tons of rumors about Mueller investigating
Thu Jan 16, 2020, 08:26 PM
Jan 2020

Humanity's role and possible links to Russia. It's looking more and more like something nefarious happened with Mueller.

brettdale

(12,382 posts)
27. Just thinking this
Thu Jan 16, 2020, 08:28 PM
Jan 2020

Was just thinking about the upcoming senate trial, and wondering if there were
going to be witnesses should/could Hannity/Carlson/Watters/Jennie be called as witnesses.

They must know more than they're letting on.

I then logged on to the DU and saw this thread.

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)
30. What?
Thu Jan 16, 2020, 08:44 PM
Jan 2020

Fox is THE Pravda of the Right-Wing. It is nothing more than a propaganda dispenser with filler.

How not complicit is that?

colsohlibgal

(5,275 posts)
34. They Were A Necessary Asset
Thu Jan 16, 2020, 10:46 PM
Jan 2020

They function just like Goebbels for Hitler. Lie, ignore, whatever.

Blame Reagan, when he went along with doing away with the long standing “Fairness Doctrine”, he enabled Fox News. Limbaugh, etc.

VOX

(22,976 posts)
35. Fox is the loudspeaker for the Trump crime enterprise.
Thu Jan 16, 2020, 10:53 PM
Jan 2020

Hannity and 45 speak every night; you just know they’ve discussed EVERYTHING.

If not for Fox, 45 might be gone.

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