Why is Fox News Allowed To Spread Falsehoods? Seriously, where is the FCC? [View all]

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My Words: This Fox News Roundtable of liars and fabricators is unconscionable (begins at 3.40). Enough, already! The FCC needs to step up, Now!

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/communications_law/publications/communications_lawyer/2021-summer/worse-a-wasteland-protecting-consumers-cable-news-the-public-interest/

'The FCC will not need to reinvent the wheel to regulate cable news. The news distortion framework, although currently only applicable to broadcast television, should apply to cable television. The commission has already asserted jurisdiction over cable network content in the case of obscene material, as it is not protected by the First Amendment.27 News distortion should be treated similarly because of the special impact of televised news28 and the lesser First Amendment standard for reckless or knowing falsehoods.29...

Trustworthy, fact-based news is critical to the American public. The FCC should use its existing tools and authority to ensure that televised news is accurate. The FCC should (1) enforce existing rules to police news distortion and hoaxes in televised news; (2) extend, if necessary, the news distortion policy and hoax policy to cable news; and (3) revise the news distortion standard so that it is an effective and usable tool against the misinformation of audiences.'