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Originally Posted by Slighted
yeah i've never once seen any of the fox news or alt right crowd admit their programs arent actually real news.. other than infamously alex jones saying that he is just portraying a fake character in court because his wife's lawyer beat him down.
They float in between depending on the situation and how it suits them, but certainly not on the air. Like, in response to those same Shep Smith statements that set off Ingraham above, Sean Hannity - who has famously said "I am not a journalist" (before and after having described himself as a "journalist" depending how he feels from day to day), wrote (tweet has since been deleted):
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In response, Hannity tweeted: "While Shep is a friend with political views I do not share, and great at breaking news, he is clueless about what we do every day. Hannity breaks news daily-Warrant on a Trump assoc, the unmasking scandal, leaking intel, Fisa abuse, HRC lawbreaking, dossier and more REAL NEWS! 9p"
People like Hannity, and the Fox brass, will often suggest
in response to criticism that Hannity and his ilk are just about opinions - using it as a defense for bias rather than proactively being transparent with their audience.
Joe's suggestion that Fox's opinion shows are
up front to the viewer about what they are - that is, of course, utterly laughable.