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Fox News Hoped You Wouldn't Notice This (Original Post) Fearless Oct 2012 OP
I wish there was some law they could be sued EmeraldCityGrl Oct 2012 #1
It's not illegal to lie on the news DiverDave Oct 2012 #14
But then if you lie its not exactly news, is it? 1-Old-Man Oct 2012 #19
FCC only has a "policy" against lying, not a law. JBoy Oct 2012 #22
They could be for Fraud. berni_mccoy Oct 2012 #21
If I had to watch Faux News, Art_from_Ark Oct 2012 #2
What a good catch. aquart Oct 2012 #3
That's 2011 chart... nenagh Oct 2012 #4
We should have penalties in place for the media when they purposely mis-report facts. flyguyjake Oct 2012 #5
when was the screenshot taken? N/t garybeck Oct 2012 #6
Took me a minute, even with the lines. 8.6.is higher than 8.8 hmm Live and Learn Oct 2012 #7
That's what they are counting on Major Nikon Oct 2012 #10
Even they had to admit though, the economy does better under Dems ProfessionalLeftist Oct 2012 #8
Par for the course for Fox graham4anything Oct 2012 #9
There is a reason we call them Bullshit Mountian. Raster Oct 2012 #11
They know what the fuck they're B Calm Oct 2012 #12
That is just sickening. Chemisse Oct 2012 #13
I Think Aaron Sorkin Has It All Wrong - His 'Newsroom' Program Should Portray A News Network Like... global1 Oct 2012 #15
Where did you get this? What's with the 2011? Brickbat Oct 2012 #16
Thanks! I was trying to figure out why it was too high. They are showing last year's! n/t ieoeja Oct 2012 #23
They know their viewers can't read. Odin2005 Oct 2012 #17
but it's the oresident who's cooking the numbers tk2kewl Oct 2012 #18
Here's the REAL BLS chart... toddwv Oct 2012 #20
1) It's 7.8% and 2) they have placed the 8.6% icon above 9% level. AtomicKitten Oct 2012 #24
I am suprised they didn't post BUSH's numbers just photoshop Obama's name Doctor_J Oct 2012 #25

EmeraldCityGrl

(4,310 posts)
1. I wish there was some law they could be sued
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 02:55 AM
Oct 2012

or prosecuted under for the sheer deliberate lies and
propaganda they broadcast on the public airwaves

JBoy

(8,021 posts)
22. FCC only has a "policy" against lying, not a law.
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 10:00 AM
Oct 2012

Thanks for this article. I hadn't seen that someone had tried and failed to sue Fox News on that point.

Canada does have a law against lying on the airwaves, under the radiotelecommunication act

http://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/R-2/page-7.html#h-7

Prohibitions

9. (1) No person shall
(a) knowingly send, transmit or cause to be sent or transmitted any false or fraudulent distress signal, message, call or radiogram of any kind;

nenagh

(1,925 posts)
4. That's 2011 chart...
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 03:24 AM
Oct 2012

Are they passing it off as 2012? Surely not...

It is still so misleading...thanks

Live and Learn

(12,769 posts)
7. Took me a minute, even with the lines. 8.6.is higher than 8.8 hmm
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 03:42 AM
Oct 2012

They will cheat at anything. Good catch!

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)
10. That's what they are counting on
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 04:16 AM
Oct 2012

Considering their viewers live on the far left side of the bell curve, they never would catch it and if someone tried to explain it to them they would still deny it.

 

graham4anything

(11,464 posts)
9. Par for the course for Fox
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 04:11 AM
Oct 2012

every time there is a republican who has a scandal, Fox writes democrat under him

everytime a democrat does something good, Fox writes republican under their name

NOTHING fox does is accidental.

YES, there should be a law...

HOWEVER, hope is in the air
Rupe himself is getting very old, very tired

his board of directors is tired of losing money on Rupes vanity production

I can envision in the next 5 years that Fox will turn into a sport station and make gazillion dollars. (We can dream!)

global1

(25,270 posts)
15. I Think Aaron Sorkin Has It All Wrong - His 'Newsroom' Program Should Portray A News Network Like...
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 08:04 AM
Oct 2012

Fox and show the people how they are being manipulated and lied to by the media instead of trying to show a news network that is trying to do the right thing. Maybe then the American Sheeple will catch on how they are being taken advantage of and being lied to and manipulated by Fox.

 

Doctor_J

(36,392 posts)
25. I am suprised they didn't post BUSH's numbers just photoshop Obama's name
Tue Oct 16, 2012, 12:45 PM
Oct 2012

we need to seriously think about removing them from the airwaves.

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