Jack, when the Trump cheerleaders at Fox News declared victory for Joe Biden in the 2020 election, Trump raged and told all his followers to watch One America News (OAN) instead.
OAN was more than happy to take on the role of Trump's echo chamber. It continues to fuel Trump's Big Lie about election fraud and spread conspiracy theories surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and its vaccine. OAN is one of the only news media companies to see a ratings BOOST this year.
But how did OAN come to be? A recent Reuters report shows that one of the largest communications companies in the world played a direct role in creating and funding OAN. AT&T suggested to OAN's founder that there should be another conservative news media outlet to compete with Fox News. Their report also shows that 90% of OAN's revenue comes from AT&T-owned television platforms.
With the rise of OAN, which AT&T has helped fuel, Daily Kos has had to work even harder to debunk all their lies.
Daily Kos doesn't have corporations like AT&T in our back pocket, or for that matter, billionaire backers. We have you, Jack and thousands of other readers and activists that pitch in a few dollars at time to support our work. That's why I'm asking if you can give $5 a month.
Can't make a monthly donation? That's ok. A one-time donation of $5 still goes a long way to support our work.
Keep fighting,
Amanda McKay, Daily Kos
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