Dear Friend,

Truth matters.

Tucker Carlson, the most-watched Fox "News" host, just had a guest on who compared COVID-19 vaccinations to Nazi experiments and claimed the FDA was using the vaccine as a way to collect information on the public -- terrifying his viewers.(1)

This level of anti-science propaganda should be criminal. Fox "News" regularly peddles lies about vaccines, the idea that Trump won the 2020 election, and so much more -- it's time to stop letting the lies go unchecked.

Every day, cable companies stream Fox "News" into millions of American homes, spreading dangerous disinformation and putting lives and our democracy at risk. Cable companies have a responsibility to stop Fox from spreading disinformation, and we’re helping to amplify that call.

Will you chip in $5 to Courage California and help demand Comcast, Charter, and other companies drop Fox "News" once and for all?

YouTube dumped Dan Bongino after he repeatedly broke the company’s rules against COVID-19 disinformation, but he still has his own show on Fox "News."(2) So does Carlson, who not only hosts incendiary guests but also incited his viewers to physically assault anyone trying to enforce mask-wearing.(3) So does Jeanine Pirro, who told her viewers that the White House was using its vaccine initiative to confiscate guns.(4)

Sadly, studies show that Fox viewers are twice as likely to believe covid lies than those who trust NPR, CNN, or MSNBC.(5) And those lies have dragged out the pandemic and incited right-wing violence against parents, teachers, and anyone willing to stand up for the truth.

We can win this, because it’s been done before. DirecTV dropped OAN. YouTube and Google banned Bongino. Twitter permanently deplatformed Trump. And Facebook banned Alex Jones and his dangerous conspiracy theories.

Comcast, Charter, AT&T, and every other cable company can drop Fox "News," too. Courage California is ramping up its campaign to demand they do just that. Will you chip in $5?

Yours in the fight against media disinformation,

Irene, along with Amber, Angela, Annie, Caitlin, Isidra, Jay, Lindsay, LisaMarie, Raquel, and Scottie (the Courage team) 

PS: Courage California is fighting for equity and justice across the state and country. Will you become a monthly donor and help sustain our work?

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Footnotes:
1. https://www.foxnews.com/media/robert-malone-tucker-carlson-covid
2. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/01/26/youtube-ban-dan-bongino/
3. https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/tucker-carlson-anti-maskers-harassing-children-schools-1238078/
4. https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/18/opinions/vaccine-disniformation-fox-news-obeidallah/index.html
5. https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/fox-news-viewers-more-likely-to-believe-covid-19-vaccine-falsehoods-study/