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MelissaB

(16,595 posts) Tue May 16, 2017, 05:21 PM May 2017

I just spent 15 minutes watching Fox "News" at the top of the hour. [View all]

Holy shit! How do people not understand this is not a news channel?

If you want to understand why people still support this president, tune at the top of the hour and listen to the spin.

My question is: How do we counter this? How do people wake up?

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I just spent 15 minutes watching Fox "News" at the top of the hour. [View all] MelissaB May 2017 OP

Yup it is a completely different world in fox town. Egnever May 2017 #1

Fox News is one of the main reasons Proud liberal 80 May 2017 #2

Yes, indeed! Old man Murdoch is *supposedly* a pal of tRump*s.... Raster May 2017 #4

+1 uponit7771 May 2017 #8

fuh-git-about-it, its a lost cause. There is no reaching those people. putitinD May 2017 #3

One thing I hate about Fox News Proud liberal 80 May 2017 #5

most of them believe it because they WANT to believe it JI7 May 2017 #6

Message deleted by DU the Administrators Mariana May 2017 #10

Buy a Cable News Network...If you just happen to be rich! timo67 May 2017 #7

I would if I could. Welcome to DU! MelissaB May 2017 #9

I have way too many family and friends who ONLY watch Fox "News." Atman May 2017 #11