Rightwing network downplays criticism from economists and says bill is ‘packed with massive, huge, important wins’
  • Treczoks@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Of course. Fox “News” is not a news channel. They actually define themselves as “entertainment” so you can’t call them out for their lies in court.

    • atzanteol@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      136·
      1 day ago

      Fox “News” is not a news channel. They actually define themselves as “entertainment” so you can’t call them out for their lies in court.

      This is the weirdest thing liberals believe. There is no such thing as “defining yourself as news or entertainment.” There is no legal definition of “news organization”.

      The lawsuit you’re going to reference said that Carlson was “opining” rather than stating “facts” which has a legal definition. Legal definitions don’t often match with common usage.

      And you can “call anyone out” for lying whether they’re a news organization or not.

      • d00phy@lemmy.world
        16·
        1 day ago

        There was another lawsuit wherein Fox stated that they only showed news for a total of something like 4 hours per day. Some time in the morning and afternoon. Everything else was considered entertainment (despite being displayed as “news”) and therefore had no journalistic obligations (I.e. they could say whatever they wanted). While there may be no clear definition, like you say, journalism has legal protections and responsibilities that are upheld/enforced in courts.

        • atzanteol@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          3·
          1 day ago

          therefore had no journalistic obligations (I.e. they could say whatever they wanted).

          There is literally no such thing in the eyes of the law. They could say whatever they want whenever they want.

          journalism has legal protections and responsibilities that are upheld/enforced in courts.

          No. It does not. The first amendment does not say “if you are a legally recognized journalist”. It applies to everybody.

  • TooManyFoods@lemmy.world
    8·
    1 day ago

    Hannity holds up the start of the forever deficit as an example of how this will cut the deficit. Our brains have tricked down through our heads and out our asses.

  • Lembot_0004@discuss.online
    255·
    2 days ago

    Let me guess: leftwing outlets shout about critics and completely ignore those things that are nice in that bill?

    :)