Dear MoveOn member,
Have you heard of the far-right television network beloved by Donald Trump
that is so extreme it could make Fox News seem like an arm of the
Democratic Party?
It's called One America News (OAN), and in just the last five months,
hosts and guests on its shows have claimed all of the following asinine,
nonsensical lies:
* That COVID-19 vaccines have killed 10,000 to 12,000 people and can
make you magnetic.^1,2
* That President Biden is a "brain-dead zombie puppet" being controlled
by George Soros and the Chinese Communist Party.^3
* That the participants in the deadly white supremacist attempted coup
on January 6 were actually the victims of a "setup."^4
* That Black people fighting for civil rights are "race hustlers."^5
* That the LGBTQ+ community is "perverted" and that Pride Month should
be replaced by a celebration of "white history month."^6
And that is just the tip of the iceberg.
The bile spewed by OAN is just one remote control click away for more than
30 million Americans, primarily thanks to a multimillion-dollar deal made
by AT&T to include the network on their DIRECTV cable service.^7
That's right, AT&T, a company that proudly touts their status as one of
the first companies to ban discrimination of LGBTQ+ employees, is almost
single-handedly propping up one of the worst, most hateful, violent, and
racist television networks in history.^8
It's time to call them out. MoveOn wants to go big and create a television
ad demanding that AT&T drop OAN from their DIRECTV service and then air it
during the next Dallas Cowboys home game played at Dallas's AT&T Stadium
in AT&T's hometown.
[ [link removed] ]But we can do it only if we raise at least $100,000 by midnight
tonight, and we need your help. Will you chip in $3?
A bombshell report released by Reuters last week showed that, according to
depositions from OAN's own leadership, 90% of the network's revenue comes
from AT&T.^9 And according to sworn testimony from the company's
accountant, without the deal with AT&T to carry the network on DIRECTV,
the value of OAN "would be zero."^10
That means, if we can convince AT&T to drop OAN, the network wouldn't just
take a hit, it could disappear entirely, finally shutting out a major
source of disgusting lies, harm, and violence-invoking rhetoric from our
nation's ecosystem.
And if AT&T wants to live up to their own company values, the decision
should be an easy one. On its homepage, AT&T states proudly that they
"stand for equality" and notes that one of the company's core values is
"advancing economic opportunity, overcoming systemic barriers, and
ensuring civil rights for all people."^11
It's gross and outrageous for AT&T to claim that the company supports our
shared humanity while at the same time propping up and making possible the
filth, hatred, and lies on OAN.
[ [link removed] ]Enough is enough. It's time to hold corporations like AT&T accountable.
Help MoveOn launch a powerful ad demanding that AT&T drop OAN and run it
during the next Dallas Cowboys home game at AT&T Stadium. Click here to
chip in $3 now.
Thanks for all you do.
–David, Gabi, Bekir, Amy, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "OAN host compares Biden administration's vaccine push to Nazi
Germany," Media Matters for America, October 8, 2021
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2. "OAN hosts woman who claims the Pfizer vaccine made her arm magnetic
for friendly interview," Media Matters for America, August 13, 2021
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3. "On OAN, Wayne Allyn Root warns of civil war: 'It's coming. I promise
you it's coming.'" Media Matters for America, September 13, 2021
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4. "OAN host and guest defend Jan. 6 participant who sat at Pelosi's desk,
instead put blame [on] reporters and Capitol Police," Media Matters for
America, August 4, 2021
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5. "OAN guest: 'Black people are not telling the truth about what happened
in Tulsa. ... It wasn't a massacre.'" Media Matters for America, June 2,
2021
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6. "OAN guest says people should celebrate 'white history month' instead
of 'perverted' LGBTQ Pride," Media Matters for America, June 2, 2021
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7. "How AT&T helped build far-right One America News," Reuters, October 6,
2021
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8. "LGBTQ+ Community," AT&T, accessed October 14, 2021
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9. "How AT&T helped build far-right One America News," Reuters, October 6,
2021
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10. Ibid.
11. "Racial Equality," AT&T, accessed October 14, 2021
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