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uponit7771

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Mon Jan 11, 2021, 12:23 AM Jan 2021

What about a Fact Check Consortium that is sanctioned by the FCC to replace Fairness Doctrine? [View all]

What about a Fact Check Consortium that is sanctioned by the FCC to replace Fairness Doctrine?

Any outlet without FCC stamp on it doesn't have to be taken seriously which would knock out FAUX News who under reports or lies about facts all together.

70% of republicans currently think their lord and savior and Whore for Putin did nothing wrong ... that's horrible. That's because MAZI outlets for their news is under reporting insurrection day or just plain lying about it.

The way the southern slave owners got mostly poor white males to fight for their "property" was through lies told in church mostly and other print outlets.

We need to hit back at their base of motivation, the cold blooded lies told to the right by the rights outlets

The goal here is to brand the disinformation outlets so those who want to advertise with them can be exposed and if the disinformation outlets have cash operations we know who's funding them.

EDIT: The consortium made up of credible news outlets votes on a set of facts and lays them out there. Even if a "Faux News Type" comes along their false votes will be constantly overridden by credible sources.

We can't let the false motivations continue on

What say you?

tia

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The problem is that people already brainwashed refuse to listen to facts. Irish_Dem Jan 2021 #1
Its not the people its the outlets that can be branded now. The companies who want to advertise on uponit7771 Jan 2021 #2
Yes that is not a bad idea then. Irish_Dem Jan 2021 #4
So then if one controls the FCC, one controls the fact check consortium... RockRaven Jan 2021 #3
The consortium will be multiple CREDIBLE news outlets that have been part of the FCC before... uponit7771 Jan 2021 #5
The FCC is part of the executive branch, our unitary executive god king thingy... RockRaven Jan 2021 #9
Having a government agency as the arbiter of truth is problematic. Make7 Jan 2021 #6
It would be made up of private news outlets with journalistic integrety, maybe not government afflia uponit7771 Jan 2021 #8
You have a good point. nt TigressDem Jan 2021 #14
How would that be better than re-instituting marybourg Jan 2021 #7
Fairness Doctrine leaves it up to the outlets an FCC can isolate outlets who don't want to be uponit7771 Jan 2021 #10
FCC has no authority over cable-only media. LastDemocratInSC Jan 2021 #11
Then Cable Only Media should NOT be allowed to call themselves a NEWS program. TigressDem Jan 2021 #13
THIS !!!! ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾 uponit7771 Jan 2021 #18
Thanks. Gosh DU is a unique place. TigressDem Jan 2021 #20
The joining of of the FCC would be voluntary but anyone doesn't want to join gets called fringe ... uponit7771 Jan 2021 #19
How about "Truth in News Reports" like "Truth in Advertising" FCC regulations with HEAVY FINES? TigressDem Jan 2021 #12
Maybe some help in this. moondust Jan 2021 #15
Great idea... We need to do something to stop the fake news! Karadeniz Jan 2021 #16
One long-term but necessary solution... Silent3 Jan 2021 #17
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