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vi5

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5. Yes, since they essentially dictate what gets covered...

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sun Oct 29, 2017, 01:08 PM

Oct 2017

....by most other news outlets. If the stuff those nincompoops were shrieking about on an hourly basis just stayed in their own echo chamber then it wouldn't be. But since it all ends up seeping over into every other "mainstream" news outlet then it's hard not to consider them a player in that game.

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Do you consider FOX NEWS a mainstream news organization? [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2017 OP

it's the propaganda wing of the republican party...nothing more. spanone Oct 2017 #1

Its strictly a propaganda outlet. dhol82 Oct 2017 #2

Fox is the real fake news. pwb Oct 2017 #3

Fox is The Matrix and Mueller is Morpheus Towlie Oct 2017 #4

Yes, since they essentially dictate what gets covered... vi5 Oct 2017 #5

Fox News has stated that they are entertainment (n/t) PJMcK Oct 2017 #6

I remember reading about a law suit they won mitch96 Oct 2017 #8

Nope Snackshack Oct 2017 #7

It's Radio Rwanda n/t rainin Oct 2017 #9

It's a pipeline from the RNC to the willfully ignorant. lpbk2713 Oct 2017 #10

State TV Thrill Oct 2017 #11

LOL! Who would even ask such a question? nt Binkie The Clown Oct 2017 #12

close..... virtualobserver Oct 2017 #13

What news? KentuckyWoman Oct 2017 #14

I dont consider it a news organization period. It's an alternative facts manufacting machine. Amaryllis Oct 2017 #15

Republican TV jalan48 Oct 2017 #16

Unfortunately, yes they are ProudLib72 Oct 2017 #17