Network hosts proved more adept at theatrics than journalism, which they admit to behind closed doors.
On the air, Fox News hosts amplified bogus claims about election fraud. Behind the scenes, they were skeptical, new court filings show.When journalists devalue the truth, they cheat their profession, audience and, ultimately, themselves. Facts are the building blocks of journalism, the foundation of every news organization. Reporters and editors learned that the first day of Journalism 101.
“Recounts and audits conducted by election officials across the U.S. repeatedly confirmed the election’s outcome, including specifically that Dominion’s machines accurately counted votes,” Dominion stated“That evidence alone more than suffices for summary judgment on the falsity of the claims that Dominion rigged the election and its software manipulated vote counts.”
For Fox, the trouble started on Election Night, when it was the first network in the nation to call Arizona for Biden. The hosts feared a backlash. They were right; Trump led the charge, and Fox News responded.Let’s just pause to remember that Fox correctly called Arizona and was the first to do so. The network got it right — and yet the fear was getting it right would destroy the brand.
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