Dear MoveOn member,
Fox News can't get away with their manipulation and lies any longer. That's why MoveOn launched a member-funded ad calling out Fox (with their anchors' own words!) for willingly lying to viewers by spreading fake claims about the 2020 election. Their refusal to air the ad shows that they're scared of their viewers' knowing the truth, but we won't back down.
Fox CEO Rupert Murdoch even admitted under oath that he knew Fox News hosts were promoting lies about the 2020 election—and he chose not to stop them.1 The recent revelations prove that Fox had no remorse and willingly spread harmful conspiracy theories that undermined our democracy.2 And they will continue to spread these lies for profit and to push their political agenda. We have to stop them.
Together, we can hold Fox News accountable.
Thanks for all you do.
–David, Bekir, Vickie, Nakia, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "Rupert Murdoch says Fox stars 'endorsed' lies about 2020. He chose not to stop them," NPR, February 28, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/170643?t=9&akid=346488%2E40999114%2Eo-wWgl
2. "Off the air, Fox News stars blasted the election fraud claims they peddled," NPR, February 16, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/170528?t=11&akid=346488%2E40999114%2Eo-wWgl
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Sign the petition: Stop forcing Fox on consumers—it's not "news"!
Dear MoveOn member,
A bombshell court filing has just pulled the curtain back on Fox "News," showing in private text messages what we've known for decades: that Fox peddles hate and fear, not news.1
Hundreds of pages of internal text messages between top Fox propagandists, made public as part of a lawsuit alleging that they knowingly aired lies about the 2020 election, show Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham, and other right-wing anchors, all the way up to Fox News's CEO, knew they were lying to their viewers and the public by trumpeting Trump's fraudulent claims to undermine the election.
The texts aren't merely embarrassing—they provide chilling evidence that Fox hosts lie on the air, seek retribution for basic journalistic fact-checking, and provide a national platform to conspiracy theorists they know are not credible.2
Over the years, many advertisers have pulled away from Fox due to its overt racism, right-wing disinformation, and blatant partisan lies. However, it's not advertisers alone that keep it afloat—it's the payments it receives directly from cable providers.3 These deals have insulated Fox from outrage directed at advertisers. If cable providers dropped Fox News—or allowed viewers to opt out of Fox News in their cable package—it would defund this megaphone of hate, racism, and lies.
–David, Bekir, Vickie, Nakia, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "Fox Stars Privately Expressed Disbelief About Election Fraud Claims. 'Crazy Stuff.'" The New York Times, February 16, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/170486?t=16&akid=346488%2E40999114%2Eo-wWgl
2. "Analysis: Fox News has been exposed as a dishonest organization terrified of its own audience," CNN, February 17, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/170484?t=18&akid=346488%2E40999114%2Eo-wWgl
3. "Tucker Carlson is losing advertisers left and right. But Fox’s bottom line doesn’t suffer." The Washington Post, December 19, 2018
https://act.moveon.org/go/170485?t=20&akid=346488%2E40999114%2Eo-wWgl
4. "DirecTV And Fox Reach Carriage Renewal, Averting Blackout," Deadline, December 3, 2022
https://act.moveon.org/go/170487?t=22&akid=346488%2E40999114%2Eo-wWgl
5. Ibid.
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