Originally posted by revenge_of_shocka_khan
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Seems like people ARE blaming Fox news:
Or this:
And this guy ended up getting fired from the Hill for his sloppy (or nonexistent research)
And where did he go to work?
I would have never given Rupert Murdoch his citizenship. I would have sent his useless @$$ back to Melbourne. But its rather obvious that Fox news has a history of buying into ridiculous conspiracy theories, and sometimes they get fired......so long as they are not one of their high-rated commenters:
I'm looking forward to Fox losing this suit, but even if they don't, Rupert Murdoch is about to learn a very valuable lesson about the costs of being socially irresponsible, the money he will have to pay his lawyers to, even in the absolute best outcome for him (i.e. finding expensive enough lawyers to overcome all the bull$hit they spread on-air, which will provide a whole bunch of plantiff's evidence) might finally make him start calculating the costs and adverse publicity and determining whether he can continue to afford to operate his business in this manner.
He now has a cost that can be associated to the risk of spreading disinformation.
Or this:
And this guy ended up getting fired from the Hill for his sloppy (or nonexistent research)
And where did he go to work?
Journalist John Solomon has joined Fox News as a contributor, the Washington Examiner learned Saturday. Fox News confirmed the recent hire.Solomon, who recently announced his departure from the Hill newspaper and the Hill.TV brand to start his own media firm, will make his debut as a contributor during the prime-time hours Monday night.He has recently
I would have never given Rupert Murdoch his citizenship. I would have sent his useless @$$ back to Melbourne. But its rather obvious that Fox news has a history of buying into ridiculous conspiracy theories, and sometimes they get fired......so long as they are not one of their high-rated commenters:
Talk-radio host Rush Limbaugh falsely claimed "the coronavirus is the common cold" and argued Democrats are more of a threat than the coronavirus.
I'm looking forward to Fox losing this suit, but even if they don't, Rupert Murdoch is about to learn a very valuable lesson about the costs of being socially irresponsible, the money he will have to pay his lawyers to, even in the absolute best outcome for him (i.e. finding expensive enough lawyers to overcome all the bull$hit they spread on-air, which will provide a whole bunch of plantiff's evidence) might finally make him start calculating the costs and adverse publicity and determining whether he can continue to afford to operate his business in this manner.
He now has a cost that can be associated to the risk of spreading disinformation.
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