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Why doesn't Fox News apologize for all the lies they tell their viewers?

From the Romney landslide to the Birther lies to countless statements that the ACA would never come close to reaching it's goals, they lie on a daily basis, yet never apologize for misleading their viewers. The same goes for ALL partisan media sources both conservative and liberal.

And as a follow-up, why do people consume the product of media outlets who lie so frequently? Do people enjoy being lied to?

Update:

LOL, you people didn't even read my question! Point proven!

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  • Anonymous
    7 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    As they lie constantly and every day, it is impossible for them to apologise as it would consume all their time and they could tell no new lies anymore

  • 7 years ago

    Yet they are the number one news source, does that tell you something and in part they have to thank all the liberals for their high ratings as they must all watch the station to know everything that goes on on it!! Even you! The landslide was a prediction, not a fact, Hillary started the investigation on Obama's birth along with 20 other democrats to start with and the ACA is far from a success, they counted on the young people to sign up to support it, guess what? They didn't! As for lies, oh my, this administration spouts them like they were normal conversations.

  • 7 years ago

    Totally with you on bashing FOX. They're awful. Far and away the worst news source on TV.

    HOWEVER, ObamaCare didn't REALLY reach it's goals. The 7 million number being bragged about by HHS is the number who "picked a plan". We know that about 20% of that number never paid, and another 5% or so only paid once before dropping out. Further, estimates are that about 2/3rds of the exchange users weren't previous uninsured. They were people who lost their insurance due to ObamaCare rules and were driven to the exchanges because of it. Estimates are that less than 2 million actual formerly uninsured signed up and paid. Well under the target.

    In fact it gets even worse because estimates are that just under 1 million of people who used to have plans never signed up for a new one, so really you only have a net gain of around 1 million newly insured. The 7 million target was 7 million net gains in insured.

    Look for HHS to admit this in a way that minimizes media attention AFTER the mid-term elections. The Obama team has made it clear that transparency or even obeying the law they wrote is less important than winning elections.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    Because Rove made the landslide statement, not FOX news,,,,and the dems have admitted ACA didn't meet the goal.

    Best to use intelligence over emotion when dealing in politics

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  • 7 years ago

    If they lied, it couldn't compare to all the lies we've been told

    by our President of the United States, Barrack Hussein Obama

    and that's not good for this Nation.

  • 7 years ago

    It's funny how many Liberals parrot their hatred for Fox News. Let's see what Fox has to say that they are opposing so drastically:

    http://nation.foxnews.com/2014/01/16/white-house-c...

    http://foxnewsinsider.com/2014/03/09/judge-jeanine...

    http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/02/11/obama-li...

  • 7 years ago

    Fox News doesn't lie. They report facts, only facts! Where have you been??? That's why Fox news is the top rated cable channel for many years now! They present news that is fair and balanced. Maybe you should watch it more often!!!

    Source(s): Love Fox News!
  • 7 years ago

    For calling the election too early AND getting it wrong, they did apologize.

    The birth certificate scandal was legitimate news - they covered it, as I recall they did their own research and concluded Obama was born in Hawaii - you should apologize

    ACA is hugely unpopular - they covered it, as I recall there were guest speakers that predicted that it would not reach its goals - I have no reason to accept the President's unsubstantiated claim given his track record

    The IRS targeted conservative groups during his reelection campaign - they covered it

    Our consulate was attacked in Benghazi and BO/Clinton did nothing then covered it up until after the election - they covered it

    Seems like you should apologize for misleading people?

  • ?
    Lv 6
    7 years ago

    You act as if Fox News is the only main-stream media who lies.

    Let me guess, you watch MSNBC and CNN don't you? They couldn't POSSIBLY LIE could they?

    You are brainwashed. But then again, you are a liberal.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    7 years ago

    why do you spend so much time watching a network you dont like

    amount of minutes I spend watching cnn and msnbc per week: zero

  • 7 years ago

    Fox News is looking to MSNBC and CNN for guidance. IF MSNBC and CNN don't apologize for their lies, why should Fox News?

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