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Fox News Refuses to Run MoveOn Ad About Fox News

March 18, 2023 News, about, Refuses, MoveOn0 comment

Washington, D.C. – Fox News has refused to run MoveOn’s ad “Lied to You,” which quotes recently released emails and text messages from Fox News executives and hosts showing they intentionally presented false allegations about election fraud, during reporting on the 2020 presidential election results, to keep ratings and profits up. The ad references the private negative reactions of Fox News stars and execs to the conspiracy theories spouted by Trump allies in their attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election and undermine democracy, though they ultimately chose…

After Tucker Carlson’s Jan. 6 Lies Last Night, WSJ Refuses to Run MoveOn Ad About Fox News’ Election Lies

March 14, 2023 Tucker, News, Carlson’s, after, about, Election, last, Lies, night, Refuses, Jan., MoveOn0 comment

Washington, D.C. – This morning, The Wall Street Journal refused to run a print ad (see below) from MoveOn calling on Rupert Murdoch to stop Fox News’s lies and noting its censoring of MoveOn’s ad “Lied to You.” The WSJ’s censorship follows Fox News’s refusal last week to run MoveOn’s broadcast ad. That ad quotes recently released emails and text messages from Fox News executives and hosts showing they intentionally presented false allegations about election fraud during reporting on the 2020 presidential election results in order to keep ratings and…

New White House press secretary called Fox News ‘racist,’ made ‘stolen election’ claims

May 10, 2022 Election, House, Press, Claims, White, Secretary, racist, stolen, made, called, News0 comment

Karine Jean-Pierre is preparing to take over for Jen Psaki as White House press secretary at the end of the week, and her previous blasts at those who don’t share her progressive views are drawing fresh media attention. The Washington Times stories: White House

News Roundup: Senate battle for voting protections; Supreme Court rejects latest Trump gambit

January 20, 2022 Voting, Supreme, battle, latest, Rejects, Roundup, Trump, Protections, News, gambit, Senate, Court0 comment

In the news today: Tonight saw the latest Senate battle to protect voting rights even as Republican-held state legislatures pass unprecedented rollbacks targeting those rights. What’s next is unclear, but Democratic leaders organized the vote tonight as a move to force the two Senate Democratic holdouts—as well as all Senate Republicans—on record for blocking the urgently needed protections. Also this evening, the Supreme Court rejected a Trump demand that the National Archives refuse a congressional request for administration records pertaining to the violence on January 6. Justice Thomas was the…

Where Things Stand: Some News Amid The Commemorations And Noise

January 7, 2022 Amid, things, stand, Some, noise, Commemorations, News0 comment

A decent chunk of what would’ve been the right’s blusteringly distasteful counter-programming to Congress’ introspective coup-versary commemorations today were canceled last minute. Talking Points Memo

Fox News Dealt Major Setback In Dominion’s Mega-Defamation Case

December 19, 2021 News, case, Major, setback, dealt, Dominion’s, MegaDefamation0 comment

Fox News is staring down the barrel of a $ 1.6 billion defamation claim after it failed to get the case against it by Dominion Voting Systems dismissed. The decision Thursday by a state judge in Delaware clears the way for Dominion Voting Systems to proceed to discovery in the case and cranks up the pressure on Fox News in the high-stakes battle over its coverage of the 2020 election aftermath. Talking Points Memo