Fox news and all the right wing lying info outlets must be shut down

[Beachnutt]

I don't know how but it must happen or this crap will never end.
many good people are to gullible and get sucked into the crazy conspiracies and fox knows exactly what its doing, I have often wondered if thats why it was named "fox".
It has to stop.

[badboy67]

1. +1

[mr_lebowski]

2. I'd be happy if we could just fine them for every lie, esp. on AM radio (nt)

[Beachnutt]

3. There has to be a way to stop it, Australia is sueing fox

for lying.
why can't we join with them and shut em down.

[littlemissmartypants]

4. No, the Fairness Doctrine needs to be reinstated. nt

[hurple]

5. Yes

I have been saying exactly this for 20+ years

[Orrex]

6. On a job recently at a trumpet's house

Trump signs and flags all over the yard, and numerous “I don’t call 911” signs throughout. Inside the house multiple firearms visible, though visibly unloaded.

The couple were watching Newsmax and screaming at Joe Biden on the screen. Like, incoherent with rage over every syllable out of Biden’s mouth.

But when they had to speak with me, they were the friendliest people you could hope to meet. Then Biden reappeared onscreen and they went nuts again.

That hard propaganda really does something to people’s brains.

[Beachnutt]

9. Right, my sisters are just like that they are so brainwashed and

misinformed and they were raised in the same household as me.
They have been consumed by the monstrous fox news and when I used to talk to them I would tell them that they should not be watching fox and they would say we don't watch fox but if I would stop by for coffee or something unannounced I would go in they would be glued to fox on t.v
It finally just totally consumed them and I cut ties with them all.
Fox is destroying many families good people and this country.

[Orrex]

10. I see Fox, and more recently Newsmax, in so many jomes

And, of course, in so many businesses. Just like I see trump signs displayed at homes that are about one stiff breeze from being condemned.

So many viewers eagerly poisoning themselves.

[Towlie]

7. Be realistic. Think of all the honest media that would be shut down when Republicans regain power.

 
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Behold the wisdom of Pilate in response to Jesus' naive claim:

Jesus said "I came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.” and Pilate retorted "What is truth?" - John 18:37-38

[exboyfil]

8. It is pretty pathetic that Dominion Voting machines

accomplished more in shutting down their lies than any other mechanism. Also Seth Rich's family.

On the other hand the First Amendment has done us in good stead.

One proposal I would have would be having the three main cable news networks subject to adversarial questioning as part of their shows.

For opinion shows:

Two nights a week in a 10 minute block, the host/hosts or their designates defend statements and opinions made in the proceeding shows. Also defend why particular topics and stories are covered but not others.

For news shows:

Same deal but quiz those individuals that make editorial decisions on what stories are covered. Also challenge any facts that are unproven or have been disproven.

This can't be government mandated, but I would like to see an agreement with the three networks.

Ideally not one political position should be represented on the various networks. Also is there any chance a better process for a debate style show like Crossfire work?

I went back and looked at clips of Rachel Maddow. She stayed with the term protestors even though in some of the protests during the summer a great deal of property damaged occurred. I don't really know the details, but shouldn't she be pushed in the use of her language. Of course all the Fox opinion people (the six - 3 from the morning and 3 from the night are universally bad in presenting one position even to suppressing facts and outright lying).

[Chainfire]

11. The way to go after them, within the Constitution

is to go after their advertisers. Let them know that you will never buy their products and will encourage others to do the same. Hit them where it hurts. See if they have enough far-right customers to sustain their businesses.

Nationwide, vocal, in your face, boycott.

[lagomorph777]

14. Good point. That seems to have a pretty quick effect.

[njhoneybadger]

12. What good is a Democracy if the voters have been turned into delusional imbeciles by:

Cable/Satellite Right wing propaganda
Hate radio Demagoguing
Internet craziness
White evangelical nut jobs

[lagomorph777]

13. Buy them and reverse the message.

Start the deprogramming process electronically.

[brooklynite]

15. Look up "Yellow Journalism"

Biased media goes back several hundred years. Nothing new here.

[hunter]

16. Tell your cable or satellite company you are quitting them so long as they carry that shit.

Then do it.

Better yet, quit traditional television entirely.

That's what my wife and I did, more than a decade ago.

Our television plays DVDs and Netflix. We can 'cast other content to it from our cellphones and computers, which is how we watched the Democratic Convention this year, but mostly we don't.

We have an inexpensive unlimited DSL internet connection and an $8.99 a month Netflix subscription. We never see commercials.

Traditional television made Trump, and that includes television news and opinion sources commonly regarded as acceptable here on DU. I will never forgive the television news media for that.