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https://newrepublic.com/post/185125/fox-news-bartiromo-election-lie-illegal-voting-migrants-no-proof


Fox News Busted for Airing Blatant Election Lie Without Any Proof

Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo has repeatedly been saying this week that Democrats have been pushing to register “massive lines of illegals” to vote in Texas. As it turns out, she never did any actual reporting on the topic.

The Texas Department of Public Safety debunked Bartiromo’s claims, with Sergeant William Lockridge, a spokesperson for the department, calling the claims “simply false” and “kind of racist” in a statement Tuesday to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Brady Gray, the chairman of the Parker County GOP, also said such reports were “erroneous” after investigating Bartiromo’s claims.

Bartiromo first brought up the alleged voter registration in an X post on Sunday, citing a “friend of mine’s wife.” It turns out that this was all the sourcing that the Fox anchor needed to repeat the claim ad nauseum on TV.

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From the article:

"Fox News’s Maria Bartiromo admitted she did no reporting before spouting lies about illegal voting."

See, they're admitting they don't do actual reporting. Congrats to Fox for starting to be more honest.

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I do not know if I'd actually call them "trustworthy".

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The way they frame reports is sickening.
It’s all opinion and nothing objective.

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@shavixmir said
The way they frame reports is sickening.
It’s all opinion and nothing objective.
When pressed, Fox News admits they are not news, but "entertainment". Their lawyers said this in open court.

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@Suzianne
Meanwhile good old Rupert keeps cashing in.

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i take issue with the title

it's not becoming more trustworthy. They are sensing the Trump ship is sinking and the rats are trying to distance themselves from it.

Edit: @vivify on second read, it might seem you were sarcastic. Were you?

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@vivify said
https://newrepublic.com/post/185125/fox-news-bartiromo-election-lie-illegal-voting-migrants-no-proof


Fox News Busted for Airing Blatant Election Lie Without Any Proof

Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo has repeatedly been saying this week that Democrats have been pushing to register “massive lines of illegals” to vote in Texas. As it turns out, she never ...[text shortened]... t this was all the sourcing that the Fox anchor needed to repeat the claim ad nauseum on TV.
If you are going to complain about all the sourcing someone needs to repeat something you should start looking in the mirror a little more.

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@Suzianne said
When pressed, Fox News admits they are not news, but "entertainment". Their lawyers said this in open court.
It’s not entertaining to shout “Fire!” in a theater when there is no fire. It’s high time the justice system held people accountable for inciting stampedes. Otherwise, America is steaming full speed ahead for another iceberg on Jan. 6th 2025.

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@KellyJay said
If you are going to complain about all the sourcing someone needs to repeat something you should start looking in the mirror a little more.
I use well-known news outlets and almost always post the links to those sources.. WTF are you talking about?

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@Zahlanzi said
Edit: @vivify on second read, it might seem you were sarcastic. Were you?
Yes. I guess I should make my sarcasm more obvious in the future.

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@Zahlanzi said
i take issue with the title

it's not becoming more trustworthy. They are sensing the Trump ship is sinking and the rats are trying to distance themselves from it.

Edit: @vivify on second read, it might seem you were sarcastic. Were you?
Yeah, “trustworthy” is hardly the right word for what Fox is becoming. What they are becoming is slightly more aware of their legal vulnerability.

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@vivify said
https://newrepublic.com/post/185125/fox-news-bartiromo-election-lie-illegal-voting-migrants-no-proof


Fox News Busted for Airing Blatant Election Lie Without Any Proof

Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo has repeatedly been saying this week that Democrats have been pushing to register “massive lines of illegals” to vote in Texas. As it turns out, she never ...[text shortened]... t this was all the sourcing that the Fox anchor needed to repeat the claim ad nauseum on TV.
are you sure you know what “reporting” means?

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https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/new-republic/

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@Mott-The-Hoople said
https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/new-republic/
https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/fox-news-bias/

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