If you want to know why so many Americans are misinformed, and so many stick with President Donald Trump through blunder after blunder, look no further than Fox News.
The network is actually being sued for their coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, and both Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch are said to be stockpiling attorneys as they brace for further lawsuits.
We showed you what should be exhibit A of the current lawsuit yesterday, but it’s worth dropping this here once more for those who missed it:
There’s no other way to put it – they will have blood on their hands.
The bottom line is that it pays to parrot right-wing talking points, because Fox News crushes it in the ratings, so of course copycats have emerged in recent times.
In fact, some of these other networks are even worse than Fox News, which is why Last Week Tonight’s John Oliver decided to take a break from the coronavirus and cover the emergence of One America News, or OAN.
More from Vulture:
OAN, the “home for extreme conservatism” that employs reporters who may remind you of Ron Burgundy and his Channel 4 news team, has been the rotten apple of Trump’s dilated eyes for some time now, with the president making its reporters’ “flagrantly smitten” questions a staple during his press briefings.
“It’s Fox News with even less shame and even fewer scruples,” Oliver explained, calling the outlet “pathetically thirsty” for how much it adoringly writes and tweets about Trump. “They shift from fawning praise to sullen fury if people stop complimenting them for a single second. Although when you put it like that you kind of see what OAN and the president see in each other.”
Here’s John’s segment on OAN:
[source:vulture]
