According to a disturbing new poll conducted by Quinnipiac University, FOX News appears to be the most trusted network in America, especially amongst Baby-Boomers.
While FOX is supposedly the most trusted “news” network, Gallup polls show that American’s general confidence in the mainstream media is at an all-time low:
In a report by the Pontiac Tribune:
Despite the news [FOX] outlet’s blatant broadcasting of propaganda over the years, it appears the Baby Boomer Generation is still so traumatized by 9/11 and the indefinite ‘War on Terror’ that they’ll believe anything if the narrative is frightening enough. We’re talking about a news organization that approves torture tactics and pays people like Bill O’Reilly to spread misinformation, fear-mongering and hate to millions of Americans.
The new poll is even more of a tragedy when one considers that FOX viewers are the most ill-informed of all mainstream news viewers. According to a survey conducted by the Program on International Policy Attitudes at the University of Maryland, FOX News viewers are “significantly more misinformed than consumer of news from other sources. What’s more, the study shows that greater exposure to FOX News increases misinformation.”
So how is it that FOX is able to blatantly lie to us on a regular basis? Well, technically, FOX is a corporation, and thanks to an 1886 Supreme Court case between the Southern Pacific Railroad and Santa Clara County, corporations are believed to have the same rights as individuals and this includes freedom of speech. Lying isn’t illegal for an individual, which means it isn’t illegal for corporations either:
In actuality, FOX News (like Rush Limbaugh) isn’t a news network at all, it’s an opinion network. However, since they are a corporation, they’re allowed to lie and call themselves “news”. This is the same for all mainstream media outlets, and it is the reason why they’re allowed to say whatever they wish without facing any repercussions.
In the meantime, FOX has had a major hand in destroying America’s reputation around the world (not that the government isn’t doing a fabulous job on its own). While news networks in most parts of middle and northern Europe try their hardest not to be biased, America’s seem to view bias as a means of attracting viewers. So when YouTube videos of Fox News go viral, people can’t believe Americans even watch it. Let alone trust it.
Top 10 FOX News Fails:
Sources:
Howard, Mark. AlterNet. Dec 14, 2010. (http://www.alternet.org/story/149193/study_confirms_that_fox_news_makes_you_stupid)
Hufner, Markus. The Daily Reveille. Mar 4, 2015. (http://www.lsureveille.com/daily/opinion-fox-news-gives-american-media-a-bad-reputation/article_572d36b0-c2c3-11e4-8117-93ab18cb591d.html)
Nelson, Aaron. The Pontiac Tribune. Mar 9, 2015. (http://pontiactribune.com/shock-poll-fox-news-most-trusted-really/)
ummm…. just gonna though it out there… Fox News is a portal for demons. just sayin
The poll is misleading, the number is 29% of viewers trust Faux. That being said, those 29% are all conservatives with Faux being the sole conservative channel watched. 57% Trust all other sources more, BUT that result seems lower because the other part is what channels do you trust. Since there are MANY “liberal” or UNBIASED sources, the result gets split. Hence it APPEARS Faux is most trusted… Once you understand reality, Faux is just garbage to the MAJORITY of the world, and ONLY trusted by the Koch suckers of the Right wing