The rapid-right wing extremists who fought to throw out traditional political leaders in the Heartland are now the ones in charge and they are finding out that managing government is not easy.
Promises by Elon Musk said such lies “will be corrected, ” but the falsehoods continue and grow on the social media site.
Social media giants claimed allowing people to sue and collect damages would restrict use and scare users away.
A growing number say misinformation from social media, politicians and the news media increases anger, mistrust and hate.
In a stunning announcement Monday morning, Fox said it and Carlson, the networks’s most popular host, had agreed to ‘part ways.”
The settlement came before the first day of trial was about to begin with evidence that showed Fox lied about the 2020 presidential election, along with its news anchors and commentators.
Will the trial put Fox in its place or, perhaps, out of our misery? We can hope.
Libel law generally sets a standard of “reckless disregard of the truth’ in dealing with media. Fox, called Faux News by legitimate journalists, who consider the tabloid-style news service reckless with the truth as a ruling part of how they cover news.
Fox faces financial loss that could wreck the propaganda operation for Donald Trump.