The data is in: Fox News may have kept millions from taking the coronavirus threat seriously

[spanone]

It’s another one of those Trump Era realities best described as unsurprising but nevertheless shocking.

Three serious research efforts have put numerical weight — yes, data-driven evidence — behind what many suspected all along: Americans who relied on Fox News, or similar right-wing sources, were duped as the coronavirus began its deadly spread.

Dangerously duped.

The studies “paint a picture of a media ecosystem that amplifies misinformation, entertains conspiracy theories and discourages audiences from taking concrete steps to protect themselves and others,” wrote my colleague Christopher Ingraham in an analysis last week.

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[C_U_L8R]

1. If Fox is going to kill their own viewership

their advertisers may want a refund. All those branding dollars for nothing.

[DEbluedude]

2. And water is wet. n/t

[malaise]

3. They should be shut down for criminal negligence

2,4 million infected people and 130,000+ will be dead by July 4.

[procon]

4. Dying for the cause; another Darwin success story.

I'm waiting for someone to start blaming the hapless Dems for the TV viewing habits of wingnut's that wiped out a sizable bloc of Republican voters.

[beachbumbob]

5. sooner or later massive civil lawsuits will be filed against foxnews and their people

its a matter of time and hopefully will bankrupt the network and the individuals as well

[Buckeye_Democrat]

6. Of course they did. Also responsible for President Trump...

... who is another plague on this country.