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Mon Jul 27, 2020, 07:27 PM Jul 2020

John Oliver Systematically Dismantles Fox News Dishonesty Over Portland Protests [View all]

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/john-oliver-fox-news-portland_n_5f1e7ee2c5b638cfec46de90


John Oliver called out Fox News in general and host Sean Hannity in particular for the dishonest portrayals of the protests in Portland, Oregon after President Donald Trump sent federal law enforcement agents to the city.

But it was the Fox News coverage of the situation that really got Oliver fired up. Viewers of the network might think “it’s the end of America as we know it,” Oliver said as he shared clips of Fox hosts playing up violence.

One clip showed Hannity speaking as a scrolling list of alleged crimes in Portland rolled past him. The list was mostly graffiti.

“In fact, graffiti is listed 12 times in a row there under the headline ‘Violence in Portland,’ which is a huge overstatement,” Oliver said. “And at that point, it would have been just as accurate if that heading had said ‘cannibalism in Portland’ or ‘Texas-chainsaw massacres in Portland’ or ‘9/11s in Portland.’”


I really despise FOX News ... I wont even go to their site anymore or click on Fox News channel...
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