Fox News should be banned!

[Dirty Penguin]

blah blah blah blah blah Fox News bad blah blah blah blah, Poor little liberal can't stand the heat...


On a more serious note has anyone came up with a false news report on FNC that wasn't retracted?
Let me know when you watch one of the programs I listed and then discuss what you found to be incorrect as far as the "facts" were.

http://www.politifact.com/punditfac...ited-states-accept-two-thirds-worlds-refugee/

Let me know if there is a retraction for it.

http://www.politifact.com/punditfac...avuto-stacks-medicare-spending-against-wealt/

Let me know if there is a retraction for it.

http://www.politifact.com/punditfac...elly-miscasts-mizzou-upheaval-work-small-gro/

Let me know if there is a retraction for it.

http://www.politifact.com/punditfac...-syrian-refugees-us-fact-check-trump-hannity/

Let me know if there is a retraction for it.

I could list some more if you like.....

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Prove it.

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-m...t-checks-behind-daily-shows-50-fox-news-lies/
http://www.mintpressnews.com/pants-...-60-of-fox-news-facts-are-really-lies/205563/
Analysis of Fox News suggests that the TV news network is a leader in lying to the American public, beating out CNN and MSNBC for the amount of falsehoods broadcasted.
The analysis comes from Punditfact, a partnership between the Tampa Bay Times and Politifact.com, which maintains scorecards on the accuracy of major TV news networks. As of January, about 60 percent of facts reported by Fox News were false.
http://mediamatters.org/research/2008/07/02/fox-news-airs-altered-photos-of-ny-times-report/143921
On the July 2 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends, co-hosts Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade labeled New York Times reporter Jacques Steinberg and editor Steven Reddicliffe "attack dogs," claiming that Steinberg's June 28 article on the "ominous trend" in Fox News' ratings was a "hit piece." During the segment, however, Fox News featured photos of Steinberg and Reddicliffe that appeared to have been digitally altered -- the journalists' teeth had been yellowed, their facial features exaggerated, and portions of Reddicliffe's hair moved further back on his head. Fox News gave no indication that the photos had been altered.
http://www.politicususa.com/2013/07...-exposed-94-fox-news-viewers-republicans.html
http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/tv/fox/
This scorecard shows the ratings for statements made on air by Fox, Fox News and Fox Business personalities and their pundit guests. Rulings do not include statements made on air by politicians or paid spokespeople.
Statements made on FOX
Click on the ruling to see all of the statements made on FOX.

• True16 (%) (16)
• Mostly True19 (%) (19)
• Half True31 (%) (31)
• Mostly False33 (%) (33)
• False46 (%) (46)
• Pants on Fire15 (%)(15)

http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/tv/cnn/
This scorecard shows the ratings for statements made on air by CNN personalities and their pundit guests. Rulings do not include statements made on air by politicians or paid spokespeople.

Statements made on CNN
Click on the ruling to see all of the statements made on CNN.

• True13 (%) (13)
• Mostly True28 (%) (28)
• Half True16 (%) (16)
• Mostly False7 (%) (7)
• False9 (%) (9)
• Pants on Fire2 (%)(2)

http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/tv/nbc/
This scorecard shows the ratings for statements made on air by MSNBC and NBC personalities and their pundit guests. Rulings do not include statements made on air by politicians or paid spokespeople.

Statements made on NBC
Click on the ruling to see all of the statements made on NBC.

• True17 (%) (17)
• Mostly True32 (%) (32)
• Half True35 (%) (35)
• Mostly False30 (%) (30)
• False25 (%) (25)
• Pants on Fire5 (%)(5)

 

[Sunstone]

I'm not for banning FOX, but I would like FOX and every other network that uses the public airwaves to be held to a standard of honesty or lose their broadcast licences. I don't see why the public should in effect subsidize those who would lie to it.

 

[esmith]

http://www.politifact.com/punditfac...ited-states-accept-two-thirds-worlds-refugee/

Let me know if there is a retraction for it.

Author of the report is not employed by Fox News he is CEO of Heritage Action for America and is only presenting facts by the State Department.
see your link:
"A spokesperson for Heritage Action referred us to a State Department report. According to the report, 67 percent of refugees referred for resettlement by the UNHCR were resettled in the United States"


http://www.politifact.com/punditfac...avuto-stacks-medicare-spending-against-wealt/

http://www.politifact.com/punditfac...avuto-stacks-medicare-spending-against-wealt/

Let me know if there is a retraction for it.

So, if the top 1% were taxed at 100% of their Gross Adjusted Income would that figure be less than the total Medicare payments. Answer is Yes. Note he was using what it cost to fund Medicare. In other words using the cost of Medicare as an example.

http://www.politifact.com/punditfac...elly-miscasts-mizzou-upheaval-work-small-gro/

http://www.politifact.com/punditfac...elly-miscasts-mizzou-upheaval-work-small-gro/

Let me know if there is a retraction for it.

Well first I did not use Megan Kelly's program as a reference. She sometimes comes across as a female O'Reilly. Anyhow, to be honest this was basically started as protest by black students and eventually encompassed many others.

http://www.politifact.com/punditfac...-syrian-refugees-us-fact-check-trump-hannity/

Let me know if there is a retraction for it.

Guess you didn't read my list of FNC programs that I consider "news" Hannity is definitely not one of them; his is an "opinion"show.

I could list some more if you like.....

No you have showed your feeble attempt to take some information and spin it to reflect your opinion. Sorry Charlie.

 

[Sunstone]

They defend the American values right of center. I suggest they not be banned.

I don't know if you intended to, but you have just in effect criticized "American values right of center" far more than even most left wingers do. I mean, to point out that the likes of FOX defend them....

 

[esmith]

I'm not for banning FOX, but I would like FOX and every other network that uses the public airwaves to be held to a standard of honesty or lose their broadcast licences. I don't see why the public should in effect subsidize those who would lie to it.

Media bias is prevalent in all news media sources. You do realize that FNC is a cable news network and does not have to have a FCC license and is not governed by any governmental bureaucracy. However, I agree that ALL news sources should adhere to journalistic principles. But we can see your prejudices when you capitalize their name. Shame on you. If FNC went away all we would have is for television news is a preponderance of liberal bias. We conservatories at least have the right to listen to a news source that is not in bed with the Democrat Party.
See we can play that game too.

 

[BSM1]

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-m...t-checks-behind-daily-shows-50-fox-news-lies/
http://www.mintpressnews.com/pants-...-60-of-fox-news-facts-are-really-lies/205563/
Analysis of Fox News suggests that the TV news network is a leader in lying to the American public, beating out CNN and MSNBC for the amount of falsehoods broadcasted.
The analysis comes from Punditfact, a partnership between the Tampa Bay Times and Politifact.com, which maintains scorecards on the accuracy of major TV news networks. As of January, about 60 percent of facts reported by Fox News were false.
http://mediamatters.org/research/2008/07/02/fox-news-airs-altered-photos-of-ny-times-report/143921
On the July 2 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends, co-hosts Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade labeled New York Times reporter Jacques Steinberg and editor Steven Reddicliffe "attack dogs," claiming that Steinberg's June 28 article on the "ominous trend" in Fox News' ratings was a "hit piece." During the segment, however, Fox News featured photos of Steinberg and Reddicliffe that appeared to have been digitally altered -- the journalists' teeth had been yellowed, their facial features exaggerated, and portions of Reddicliffe's hair moved further back on his head. Fox News gave no indication that the photos had been altered.
http://www.politicususa.com/2013/07...-exposed-94-fox-news-viewers-republicans.html
http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/tv/fox/
This scorecard shows the ratings for statements made on air by Fox, Fox News and Fox Business personalities and their pundit guests. Rulings do not include statements made on air by politicians or paid spokespeople.
Statements made on FOX
Click on the ruling to see all of the statements made on FOX.

• True16 (%) (16)
• Mostly True19 (%) (19)
• Half True31 (%) (31)
• Mostly False33 (%) (33)
• False46 (%) (46)
• Pants on Fire15 (%)(15)

http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/tv/cnn/
This scorecard shows the ratings for statements made on air by CNN personalities and their pundit guests. Rulings do not include statements made on air by politicians or paid spokespeople.

Statements made on CNN
Click on the ruling to see all of the statements made on CNN.

• True13 (%) (13)
• Mostly True28 (%) (28)
• Half True16 (%) (16)
• Mostly False7 (%) (7)
• False9 (%) (9)
• Pants on Fire2 (%)(2)

http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/tv/nbc/
This scorecard shows the ratings for statements made on air by MSNBC and NBC personalities and their pundit guests. Rulings do not include statements made on air by politicians or paid spokespeople.

Statements made on NBC
Click on the ruling to see all of the statements made on NBC.

• True17 (%) (17)
• Mostly True32 (%) (32)
• Half True35 (%) (35)
• Mostly False30 (%) (30)
• False25 (%) (25)
• Pants on Fire5 (%)(5)

You're hiding. Fox and Friends is not a news program. Also all these statistics are meaningless. Why don't you grace us with at least one example where a Fox News report was purposely false and/or misleading. BTW Fox News was one of the first networks to disavow the "Birther" conspiracies.

 

[Sunstone]

Media bias is prevalent in all news media sources. You do realize that FNC is a cable news network and does not have to have a FCC license and is not governed by any governmental bureaucracy. However, I agree that ALL news sources should adhere to journalistic principles. But we can see your prejudices when you capitalize their name. Shame on you. If FNC went away all we would have is for television news is a preponderance of liberal bias. We conservatories at least have the right to listen to a news source that is not in bed with the Democrat Party.
See we can play that game too.

Are you finished rambling yet?

 

[Revoltingest]

It really has nothing to do with the government deciding what is true. With Fox, we can objectively state that they exist to serve the Republican party, that they manipulate news items and images, and that they make incorrect statements on a regular and frequent basis.

Leftish news sources do the same thing, but favoring Democrats.
So when a Pub is prez, they'll do to NPR, Wa Po, NYT, etc what you'd do to Fox.

 

[metis]

blah blah blah blah blah Fox News bad blah blah blah blah, Poor little liberal can't stand the heat...


On a more serious note has anyone came up with a false news report on FNC that wasn't retracted?
Let me know when you watch one of the programs I listed and then discuss what you found to be incorrect as far as the "facts" were.

Sorry but that would have the effect of melting down the server.

What's far more difficult is finding something that they don't throw their right-wing comments in on. Propaganda need not be false-- just one-sided.

 

[Revoltingest]

Sorry but that would have the effect of melting down the server.

What's far more difficult is finding something that they don't throw their right-wing comments in on. Propaganda need not be false-- just one-sided.

My problem is that their propaganda just isn't interesting enuf to be worth watching.
But then I prefer mine delivered by radio.
So today on NPR, I heard about how all anti-gay marriage types want homosexuals to "burn in Hell".
(Good ole Jack Lessenberry!)
Btw, it's pledge time, so they were announcing that only 6% of their budget comes from fed tax dollars.
At least I don't have to pay taxes to support Fox.

 

[metis]

I've noticed that the Dems on this forum want the government to ban Fox News. But the Pubs want government to keep their hands off ALL the media.

Not true. I'm much more Dem than Pub, and I certainly am not for any such ban.

BTW, if the Pubs want all government "hands off ALL the media", does that mean all forms of censorship should be banned, such as porn on prime time t.v.? Wait a minute, Fox is porn and it is on prime time! Oh well.

 

[metis]

My problem is that their propaganda just isn't interesting enuf to be worth watching.
But then I prefer mine delivered by radio.
So today on NPR, I heard about how all anti-gay marriage types want homosexuals to "burn in Hell".
(Good ole Jack Lessenberry!)
Btw, it's pledge time, so they were announcing that only 6% of their budget comes from fed tax dollars.
At least I don't have to pay taxes to support Fox.

I don't listen to radio stations much except when in my car, and that's usually on the 60's music on Sirius. When I do my daily walk, I can't stand having any kind of Walkman on-- they still make em, no?

 

[Revoltingest]

I don't listen to radio stations much except when in my car, and that's usually on the 60's music on Sirius. When I do my daily walk, I can't stand having any kind of Walkman on-- they still make em, no?

There must be some modern equivalent of the Walkman.
I don't do such things.

 

[metis]

There must be some modern equivalent of the Walkman.
I don't do such things.

Walk?

 

[Revoltingest]

Walk?

Walkman.

 

[metis]

Walkman.

I do.

 

[Sapiens]

Where would Rachel Maddow, John Stewart, John Oliver, etc., etc., get their material from if they were banned?

Exactly, if Faux News were banned, I'd have to watch something that is no where near as amusing ... like Comedy Central.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

You're hiding. Fox and Friends is not a news program. Also all these statistics are meaningless. Why don't you grace us with at least one example where a Fox News report was purposely false and/or misleading. BTW Fox News was one of the first networks to disavow the "Birther" conspiracies.

Fox and Friends are still representative of Fox, and they do discuss news events. And the statistics are very meaningful because they confirm that Fox, CNN, and MSNBC are all a bunch of lying pretenders with Fox being the most dishonest. I also gave you several examples where they presented false information. And so what if Fox disavowed the birther crap? None of the other networks had people who believed it.

Leftish news sources do the same thing, but favoring Democrats.
So when a Pub is prez, they'll do to NPR, Wa Po, NYT, etc what you'd do to Fox.

Washington Post is a conservative source. NYT is actually a fairly decent source, and while they are more cosmopolitan (something they have readily admitted), they don't have the perceived liberal bias that many believe they have. NPR, they swing abit to the left, but they also feature a variety of points of views and subjects.
What I am referring to is when you can look at news sources and claims, and being able to find many falsehoods. With the numbers, Fox, CNN, and NBC just are not honest enough to be considered worthy of being called "news." Sure, mistakes happen but we shouldn't be able to create lists and databases of lies told by a news source while calling that source news.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Walkman.

We went from the Walkman to the MP3 player to your cell phone. But as for the actual Walkman brand, you can still get them, even ones that play video and are even waterproof.
http://www.sony.com/electronics/walkman-digital-music-players/t/walkman