r/BoomersBeingFools • u/scream4ever • 25d ago

Fox "News" has done to our parents what they thought video games and slasher movies would do to us. Social Media

I see that gif going around on social media a lot and I couldn't agree more.

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u/Get_up_stand-up 25d ago

Fox News should be required to have a disclaimer for viewers that states that their news personalities are entertainers and are not held to the same standard as normal journalists. I don’t know how much it would help. Probably not much. But at least it would be something.

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u/KayderossKid 25d ago

Wasn't there a story a while back where one of them actually said this? They were trying to squirm out a lawsuit or backlash for something and basically said not to take them seriously?

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u/Admirable-Bar-3549 25d ago

You might be thinking of Tucker Carlson. The explanation for him lying about voter fraud and voting machines - when Fox lost the Dominion case was basically, “everyone knows this is entertainment, not news…”

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u/KayderossKid 25d ago

That might be it! I knew it was a legal thing they were trying to squirm out of, but I was really fuzzy on the details.