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kpete

(72,018 posts) Thu Mar 12, 2020, 10:25 PM Mar 2020

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Today, Fox execs told employees to work from home, referring to the pandemic as a "crisis."

Top Fox personalities accused news outlets THIS WEEK of having over-torqued virus coverage in attempt to harm Trump politically. Hannity decried the "hysteria."

The disinformation disseminated by Fox News is especially alarming given that its audience skews older, and is thus most vulnerable to the virus. The median age of a Fox News viewer for the month of February was 67.

Today, Fox execs told employees to work from home, referring to the pandemic as a "crisis."

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Today, Fox execs told employees to work from home, referring to the pandemic as a "crisis." (Original Post) kpete Mar 2020 OP

Here is Tucker from last night. BigmanPigman Mar 2020 #1

"Chinese Corona Virus" and he is an apologist for the RW rhetoric. Laffy Kat Mar 2020 #4

I know, that is when I had to stop watching since I was boiling mad! BigmanPigman Mar 2020 #5

No acknowledgment of Fox News culpability greenman3610 Mar 2020 #6

This really really pisses me off texasfiddler Mar 2020 #2

How can it be a "crisis" if it's a "hoax"? thucythucy Mar 2020 #3

Did POS Hannity still insist it was a hoax on tonight's show? bullwinkle428 Mar 2020 #7

BigmanPigman

(51,627 posts)

1. Here is Tucker from last night.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Mar 12, 2020, 10:27 PM

Mar 2020

He was not as big an ass as usual.

Laffy Kat

(16,386 posts)

4. "Chinese Corona Virus" and he is an apologist for the RW rhetoric.

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 12, 2020, 10:40 PM

Mar 2020

Racist asshole.

BigmanPigman

(51,627 posts)

5. I know, that is when I had to stop watching since I was boiling mad!

Reply to Laffy Kat (Reply #4)

Thu Mar 12, 2020, 10:49 PM

Mar 2020

I wanted to know what the talking heads over there were saying and he was doing better than I expected u til he started that BS.

greenman3610

(3,947 posts)

6. No acknowledgment of Fox News culpability

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 12, 2020, 10:55 PM

Mar 2020

texasfiddler

(1,990 posts)

2. This really really pisses me off

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Mar 12, 2020, 10:27 PM

Mar 2020

thucythucy

(8,086 posts)

3. How can it be a "crisis" if it's a "hoax"?

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Mar 12, 2020, 10:28 PM

Mar 2020

Is this some sort of reverse placebo affect?

bullwinkle428

(20,630 posts)

7. Did POS Hannity still insist it was a hoax on tonight's show?

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Mar 12, 2020, 10:57 PM

Mar 2020

I didn't have stomach to watch.

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