| Dear Friend, As Congress and President Biden grapple with how to help the Ukrainian people defend themselves against Russian atrocities, Fox “News" pundit Tucker Carlson is spreading pro-Russia propaganda to turn public opinion against them.(1) Fox “News" has peddled lies about COVID-19 vaccines and pushed the idea that Trump won the 2020 election, and is now endangering Ukrainians and U.S. efforts on the ground. And every day, cable companies are streaming these lies into millions of homes. These cable companies have a responsibility to shut Fox News down, and Courage California is working to pressure Comcast, Charter, and the rest to do just that. Now we need to ramp up our campaign to get them on board. Journalists, including two from Fox, have died trying to report on the Russian atrocities from the ground in Ukraine.(2) But from the comfort of his studio, Carlson has spread the lie that Hunter Biden was involved in a Ukrainian bioweapons lab.(3) He’s falsely called the war a “border dispute,” and called the sanctions the U.S. is putting on Russia “unfair.”(4) There is no doubt that Carlson’s lies are helping Russia. In fact, a leaked memo from the Russian government directed Russian media to feature Tucker Carlson’s show as much as possible because of how supportive he is.(5) Fox viewers are twice as likely to believe COVID-19 lies than those who trust NPR, CNN, or MSNBC -- lies that have caused the pandemic to linger on and have incited violence.(6) Now these viewers are being fed dangerous lies about Ukraine in order to support Russia. It’s time for cable companies to stand up for the truth. Because of public outrage, DirecTV dropped OAN, and YouTube banned Fox “News” pundit Dan Bongino. With enough support from our members, we can rally more public energy and run a high-profile media campaign to convince cable companies to drop Fox “News.” Will you chip in today? Yes, I'll donate $5 to Courage California and help stop Fox “News.” Yours in the fight against media disinformation, Irene, along with Amber, Angela, Annie, Isidra, Jay, Lindsay, LisaMarie, Mai, Mai, 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? Donations go to support all of Courage California's work for a more progressive California and country. Follow us now on Facebook or Twitter! Footnotes:  |
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