Dear MoveOn member,


Fox News has settled. We won't.


In fact, following their historic settlement of nearly $800 million in a
lawsuit over their election lies, we are now more determined than ever to
expose the endless stream of lies and attacks that saturate Fox "News"
airwaves.^1


Yes, they lied about the 2020 election and they are now paying a steep
price for those lies.^2 Yes, they are under the cloud of other
multibillion-dollar lawsuits that could cause them to lose hundreds of
millions more.^3

But we are under no illusions that Fox will stop putting profit and
partisan ideology ahead of truth. Any "news" outlet that is willing to
inflame an insurrection by lying to their viewers for money must be
confronted head-on.


That is why this week we launched a campaign called "Stop Funding Fox."
Advertisers and cable companies are two of the biggest sources of Fox's
revenue. Which is why our "Stop Funding Fox" campaign is targeted squarely
at that revenue by calling on advertisers to pull their ads and cable
companies to refuse to pay increased fees. 


By targeting those that advertise on Fox, as well as those cable companies
that pay Fox hidden fees to carry their hate, we will hit Fox's bottom
line—the thing they care about most—and weaken their ability to spread
dangerous lies.



[ [link removed] ]Will you donate $3 today toward our campaign to get
corporations to boycott Fox News and to get cable companies to pay them
less? "Stop Funding Fox" is an all-out effort to end the power of Fox
"News," and your donation today will go directly to that effort.



You probably don't realize this, but the average cable subscriber is
paying $2 a month for Fox News.^4 That means even though you don't watch
Fox, if you have cable, you are likely paying Fox to spew hate. This
amounts to almost $1.8 billion a year in revenue, twice what Fox has
agreed to pay as part of their Dominion lawsuit settlement.^5

As we write to you, Fox is likely trying to negotiate higher contracts
with these providers, which means you will be paying Fox even more money.
Our campaign is targeting the providers directly to say no.


Similarly, Fox News gets tremendous revenue from advertisers like Subway,
AT&T, and General Motors. We are also targeting them directly through
boycotts, petitions, letters, unflattering press, phone calls, you name
it, to convince them to pull their ads from Fox. A few of the biggest
offenders have already begun hearing from our members (we hope you call
them, too!). 


But in order to get them to stop giving your money to Fox, we have to
increase the pressure, and that starts with you making a donation today.



[ [link removed] ]The truth is that Fox News will continue spewing lies and hatred,
further destroying our democracy, until they start losing profits. The
most effective way we can hold Fox News accountable for their lies is to
demand that these corporations stop funding the channel through any new
advertising on the channel. Chip in $3 today to power our
"Stop Funding Fox" campaign.



We all know it isn't just the lies about January 6 that sets Fox apart.
Through QAnon conspiracy theories; anti-vaccine rhetoric; attacks on
immigrants, people of color, and the LGBTQ+ community; and more, Fox News
has consistently shown it will promote hate and lies to push a right-wing
political agenda in return for profits.^6

MoveOn members have confronted Fox's partisan lies for years—challenging
advertisers to drop Bill O'Reilly, asking the Democratic Party to pull
presidential primaries off the network, and more. And we'll continue to
fight to hold hosts like Tucker Carlson accountable both for his willful
lies about the election and his ongoing white supremacist attacks. At the
same time, we want to confront Fox structurally where we know it will hurt
most: their profits.


They may be paying for one specific lie today, but they will continue all
the others until they are forced to do otherwise. Until they see that
their hate, misogyny, transphobia, and racism are financial losers.



[ [link removed] ]By giving $3 today, you will help make Fox a financial
loser.



Thanks for all you do.

–Kelsey, Dan, Sana, Emma, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Fox Will Pay $787.5 Million to Settle Defamation Suit," The New York
Times, April 18, 2023
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2. Ibid.

3. "Here are the other legal cases Fox is entangled in." The New York
Times, April 18, 2023
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4. #Unfoxmycablebox, Media Matters, accessed April 19, 2023
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5. Ibid.

6. "The unique, damaging role Fox News plays in American media," The
Washington Post, April 4, 2022
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