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Every day I read threads here about how FOX is starting to crack in its role as part of the Trump campaign for President. It's not true, i visit their site every day, it's still all in for Trump. Right now their top headlines are about Joe Biden's Ukraine scandal, another article about how Hillary might run because Joe Biden will have to drop out because of his Ukraine scandal, an article attacking the Ukraine whistle blower, and an article about how South Park agrees with Trump. Even their headline about their poll on impeachment is blunted and doesn't contain the poll results. Their Turkey article is down the page and is short and doesn't even mention Trump.
Occasionally Smith or Wallace say a 10 second blurb critical of Trump or question a Trump lie, but if you watch FOXNews 24 hours a day, like before, you're still getting 23 hours, 59 minutes and 30 seconds of pro Trump propaganda.
Even the Fox News contributor who Tweeted about the special ops soldier feeling ashamed for the first time ever didn't make it into any FOX News platform, it was just a couple Tweets, didn't make it onto any of their news sites or channels.
My point is, FOX is still a state media company, run by and for Republicans for Trump. There hasn't been any change recently, it's still literally an arm of the Trump Campaign. Any occasional critical moment is not unusual.
Not trying to be negative, but there is false hope spreading here around FOX, knowing what you're up against allows the fight to be more effective.
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)Fox will jump off the Trump bandwagon when it suits them to do so.
Tennessee Hillbilly
(587 posts)Are major advertisers still boycotting Fox? I haven't seen any stories about this lately.
Does anyone have any recent information about this?
Johnny2X2X
(19,066 posts)Occasionally advertisers have boycotted an individual show on FOX, not to my knowledge have they boycotted the entire network.
FOX has never been more Pro Trump than they are right now. The Republican Party has never been more Pro Trump than it is right now, despite 2 or 3 Republicans criticizing him on the Kurds.
TidalWave46
(2,061 posts)There will be the occasional shot at Trump. Very very rare reporting of the truth.
When it gets really bad for Trump they will start looking the other way and reporting on Democrats pooping on someones lawn.
I cant remember the scandal but something big had just broke against Republicans and the Fox News homepage cover story was about some completely unknown Democrat pooping in someones front yard.
Johnny2X2X
(19,066 posts)GOP leaders are united around Trump, that's why taking him down in the election will take that whole party down. And FOX will just ignore him when it gets really bad for him.
We do not need Republicans to turn on Trump to defeat him, we need Dems to be united and we need Independents to vote against Trump and for the Dem. There's no reaching Trump's biggest supporters, not worth trying anymore. We don't need them to win.
bucolic_frolic
(43,173 posts)Fox is just showing a little leg to attract a few libs and make suckers out of them. It's what you do in the intervals between elections. Let's see how liberated they are a year from now.
live love laugh
(13,114 posts)cstanleytech
(26,293 posts)trick their gullible viewers which to be honest is not exactly difficult.
DemocracyMouse
(2,275 posts)There were a few articles about Murdoch's son taking over and not having a stomach for Fox's dumb ass viciousness towards facts.
Wondering if he caved.
Nitram
(22,803 posts)Johnny2X2X
(19,066 posts)Article saying Wray spying was extensive and went on after the election.
Seriously. The President's henchmen get arrested trying to flee the country and it's talking about a non story from an FBI director years ago.
Bromwell
(123 posts)They bank on their rube audience to just follow some other shiny object at the appropriate time. That time has yet to come but it will and the complete absence of all things tRump will be the order of the day.
They will still rail against her emails though....forever.
Dopers_Greed
(2,640 posts)I laugh every time I see someone claim that his support at Fox is cracking.
The evening hosts (Hannity, Ingraham, etc.) have been running non-stop conspiracies about the Dems' "involvement" with corrupt Ukraine politics.
live love laugh
(13,114 posts)but one location doesnt show the channel anymore which is nice.
Johnny2X2X
(19,066 posts)It would be hilarious if it wasn't dangerous. "Obama and Ukraine corruption!" "Obama's FBI corruption!" Literally nothing stories that are eclipsing Trump's cohorts getting arrested left and right.
I would bet the average FOX viewer has no idea what Rudy's pals got arrested for and how it is involved with the Ukrainian mess Trump is knee deep in. It's literally not a topic on FOX, it's a non story, barely worthy of being on the ticker at the bottom of the screen for a couple seconds.
NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)I doubt it was just to say hello and to chat about the baseball playoffs...
My guess he stopped by to say that Donny is displeased with some of the network coverage and might have to tweet at them more often if they don't fix things.
Johnny2X2X
(19,066 posts)The network is even more glowing of Trump by the day. Barr stopped by to collude on how they should cover the next news cycle.
Heck, FOX barely even reported on their own poll that showed the majority of the country want Trump impeached and removed. And the FOX polls that showed Biden, Warren, and Sanders all beating Trump by 9 or 10 points weren't reported at all....on FOX NEWS!!! They won't even talk about their own polling. Not a word on their news channel, and on their website, you have to go to a sub page and scroll down to the bottom to see an article about the impeachment poll results, and the headlines for it doesn't even report the results. I can guarantee if it was 55% don't support impeachment, it would be first page in the center in a huge font.
FOX News just did a national poll that shows Biden 50 Trump 40, Warren 50 Trump 40, and Sanders 49 Trump 40. And you cannot find this poll in an article anywhere on the FOX News website! They won't even report on their own poll if it isn't favorable to Trump.
FOX barely speaks a word against Trump. And when Shep Smith or Wallace does say something, it's usually 10 seconds and gets countered by a 10 minute rant from a pro Trumper. Don't be fooled, FOX is moving more towards Trump than ever.
NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)but, Andrew Napolitano has been pretty tough on Trump and he's their top legal analyst. Heck, even Brit Hume has been critical of Trump.
and, it took me about 5 seconds to find this on the foxnews.com website:
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-news-poll-record-support-for-trump-impeachment
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-news-poll-biden-bests-trump-by-nine-points-in-wisconsin
Johnny2X2X
(19,066 posts)And why report on a 6 day old poll on Wisconsin when you have newer poll data from your own polling that shows Biden beating Trump by 10 nationally? It's a freaking national FOX News poll and they're not reporting it, at all.
And Napolitano has been literally shouted down and screamed at by several people at the same time for suggesting Trump did something illegal.
There are no cracks in FOX, they are in the bag for Trump.
Front page is:
Main article about how the whistle blower is shadowy
Several total nonsense TMZ like articles.
Click to the Politics page and it's stark:
Main article is ripping Biden on Ukraine
2 second biggest articles are about Trump acting like a saint on Ukraine and Shiff being a Viper
Then several articles about the Dems LGBT town hall where they threaten churches who don't support gay marriage.
Article about Biden and Ukraine scandal.
Article about how the impeachment is in search of facts and is a farce
Article about the violent anti Trump protesters throwing and burning things
Only after all of that does it mention the poll about impeachment. And read that article, it's written to soften the blow asd much as possible.
Zero headlines critical of Trump, none.
And what's more telling is what's not there. There isn't a single story about Rudy Giuliani or the arrests, not 1 that I could find. Are they serious? That's not newsworthy? They had an article when it broke, but it wasn't big enough to keep it on their site.
And Turkey and Syria? No mention at all on their main page, you have to click to a sub page to find anything on it.
FOX is 100% a wing of the Trump campaign for President.