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How would you feel if you are in jail after January 6 because you believed the lies spewed on Fox? In my part of this country there are tens of thousands of MAGA types that may never know about the lies or even there was a settlement. They ‘know’ the election was rigged. There are other possible lawsuits facing Fox and let’s hope they can extract some public accountability in addition to cash.

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Apr 19, 2023Liked by Dave Busiek

Very well said. Too many voters are hypnotized by the Fox fake news channel. I hope independents, who are the people who can make a difference in election outcomes in almost every state, will start unwinding the braids of lies woven into the narrative that Fox has fabricated.

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Agree with everything you wrote, Dave! Unfortunately, a trial would not convince the unconvincable, they don't care about the truth and won't accept reality. So long as Republicans need that base and they, themselves, including our own Senators Grassley, Ernst, and Governor Reynolds, don't call this out, nothing will change. And, that isn't about to happen.

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Apr 19, 2023Liked by Dave Busiek

Damn is right.

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Dave, I think you've got the economics wrong. Even if Fox News carried no advertising, it would still be immensely profitable because of the hundreds of millions of dollars of carriage fees cable companies pay Fox. And that's not likely to change until the Comcasts and Mediacoms of the world push back and say it makes no sense to pay a premium for a cable channel viewed regularly by only about 3 million of the 90 million or so cable households in the country.

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Amen. Right on David!

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Once again, we lean on you for a voice of reason. You don't sound confident that this settlement will change anything for Fox viewers - or much to change Fox. Maybe the most significance impact will be that Fox, et.al. will now think twice before even uttering the words "stolen election". Perhaps every employee of every conservative news outlet got an email yesterday that read: "Kari Lake cannot appear on our network." Indirectly, in that regard, it's a small victory.

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Was hoping the FCC would strip Fox of its broadcasting license.

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Fox cut its losses to prevent further embarrassment, and some lawyers got rich. As much as came out, the full story will never be known. Fox bought Dominion’s silence and the only victim is our democracy and public accountability. Because the lawyers were only accountable to their clients and their clients’ bottom lines.

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