Right-wing media has pushed 3 completely false narratives in less than a week

[CousinIT]

https://www.businessinsider.com/right-wing-media-fox-news-3-debunked-stories-in-week-2021-4

Fox News heavily promoted a false claim that the Biden administration would force Americans to cut their red meat intake by 90%.

The network falsely reported that a migrant shelter was distributing Kamala Harris' book in "welcome packs."

Fox also ran stories inaccurately claiming the Virginia department of education is moving to eliminate advanced math classes in high schools.

Right-wing media, most prominently Fox News, has promoted three major false stories in just the last few days.

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[bullwinkle428]

1. They are literally being driven by the success of the "Big Lie", at least with

a certain percentage of the population.

"If we can get away with this one, think of how many more times we can bullshit them!"

[wnylib]

12. They are also driven by great fear of Biden's

popularity and success.

[Passenger]

2. But the primary lie behind all of them ...

They implicitly claim to know what is going on.

[KS Toronado]

15. Welcome to DU!

Hope you have a pleasant ride here.

[uponit7771]

3. When democrats get a messaging / feedback infrastructure like republicans we win damn near every

... issue but it seems people think we have one good enough to win close elections.

We sorely need what the republicans have for the truth

[jgmiller]

20. I agree but there is more to it than that

Dem's need better messaging and to do a better job of getting it out but honestly the reason the GOP seems successful with this now is because it's so over the top and their fans love conspiracy theories. It's easier to peddle junk thank the truth which is very sad.

[Lovie777]

4. Always the use of lies, hatred, cheating and stealing . .

republicans were never for Democracy. That's all they got, and apparently their cult numbers are dwindling hence the voting rights being destroy mainly in the POC areas. republican run states basic rights are being destroy as well. Freedom is a farce with these assholes.

[blueinredohio]

5. And they're going to keep doing it until people start filing lawsuits.

[wnylib]

13. Slander and libel suits, yes. Touble is that

they are hard to win.

[11 Bravo]

6. WOW! They're cutting back.

[dalton99a]

7. Fox News is America's Fake News Factory

[Ilsa]

11. Fox Faux Facts Factory? ;-) nt

[jaxexpat]

8. The one I'm watching is the "Biden's building the border wall" obfuscation.

Has there been a single foot of wall installed in place since 1/20/2021? Depends on who you listen to yet none can say where any new wall has gone up.

Does anybody know anything? You, yah you, on the Rio Grande, You seen any new wall go up since inauguration day? How 'bout you over there in Arizona? New wall, uncounted QOP ballots? I know California knows. So how 'bout it Cali. New wall springing up, down the street? New Mexico? You awake? You got new wall?

We need accountability and I mean right now!

[lagomorph777]

9. They're off their game.

During the reign of Turd, they'd be pushing at least a dozen fresh lies per week.

[LudwigPastorius]

10. FOX news is a large bore sewage pipe...

pumping foul poison into the body politic of our country.

[NoMoreRepugs]

14. SLOW WEEK.

[KS Toronado]

16. Only 3 in a week? Seems more like 3 an hour.

[pressbox69]

17. Fake News

and Fox News works, for the republican right. Just ask Hillary Clinton, perhaps the biggest target of fake news and Fox news in history.

[CCExile]

18. Is there no "James Bond" type character that someone could sic on Fox News leadership? Where

is their hollowed-out volcano lair?

[essaynnc]

19. Okay, a serious question....

At what point do their lies become so inflammatory, caustic, and inciting that they need to be stopped? When do the adults in the room stop Fox's ability to spread hate and division?

I would say that the lies up to and on Jan. 6th were right there, and OVER the line, because they tried to stop the peaceful transfer of power, and they resulted in true death and destruction. I believe that this was just a test run of things that they might do in the future. I can easily see them taking this up a few notches, and inciting a frenzy that would result in much worse violence.

Remember the movie "Wag the Dog"?? What keeps them from saying that the New York is on fire, and armed libtards have taken up arms and are killing the true Americans? I can hear Hanity telling his "true patriots to take up arms and defend yourselves to keep from losing our country!" How many might be injured or die?

Sure, it would be a 1st amendment case, but it's something that it's a fight that's going to happen, and I'll bet, sooner than later.

[krkaufman]

21. The drumbeat is just as useful

Just recall the value from the Benghazi, Fast and Furious and other non-scandalous scandals from the Obama era. Right Wing media just needs to keep their audience dosed ... with whatever concoction is readily available, the real deal or synthetic.

[BobTheSubgenius]

22. I can scarcely believe that generational demographics might be America's best lont term hope.

Unless this is some kind of "F it, the ship's foundering anyway. Let's go down with guns blazing and sails trimmed to Full On Crazy," you have to be worried about a major media outlet and The Voice for the most rabid going this far off the rails. It's incomprehensible that people believe this nonsense.