Fox and others helped spread unsubstantiated rumors that convinced millions of Trump’s followers the claims of a stolen election were true.
John, last week Donald Trump faced his fourth criminal indictment in a span of just five months.
This time, prosecutors in Georgia are seeking to hold him accountable for violating the state’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, in addition to other charges related to his attempt to overturn Georgia’s 2020 presidential election results.
One thing should be clear: Fox News and others in the right-wing media echo chamber helped spread a massive amount of misinformation that was designed to give Trump and his accomplices a veil of legitimacy over their attempt to overturn the election.
Our newsrooms have laid out the facts about the Big Lie from the very beginning, and we’ll never shy away from calling out misinformation — on this topic or any other:
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Donald Trump’s claims of massive, widespread voter fraud in 2020 were never anything more than fiction, yet Fox and others helped spread unsubstantiated rumors that convinced millions of Trump’s followers that his bogus claims were true.
A poll worker was even harassed at her home over false accusations that she had somehow acted improperly, highlighting the potentially dangerous consequences of spreading this type of misinformation.
Courier Newsroom is committed to doing things differently. Our mission is to bring the facts to our readers and provide the context needed to understand them, not to drive ad revenue with clickbait headlines and viral gossip.
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