Replies to post #308472 on Tornado Alley (PROG)

[blackhawks]

Really? Don't confuse me with the facts, I have my 'core beliefs'. So serve me up some bat-shit conspiracy theories, Trumpanzee catnip, to reinforce those benighted beliefs.

That's a ringing endorsement for a supposed news source.

People there don’t watch Fox News to know what to think; they already know what they think, and they avoid news channels that insult their intelligence and core beliefs.

Analysis / Bias

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/fox-news/

According to a Pew Research Center survey “Fox News was the main source for 40% of Trump voters” during the 2016 election. Further, another Pew Survey indicates “When it comes to choosing a media source for political news, conservatives orient strongly around Fox News. Nearly half of consistent conservatives (47%) name it as their main source for government and political news.”

Fox News typically looks at the issues from a conservative perspective and also has a number of on air personalities that are strong supporters of Trump, such as Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham, and Tomi Lahren. Fox News typically skews conservative as there is less criticism of Trump, therefore the majority of stories are pro-Trump.

In review, Fox News publishes stories with emotionally loaded headlines such as “’They Wanted It to Blow Up’: Limbaugh Says Success of Trump-Kim Summit Caught Media Off Guard” and “Tucker: 2016 Russia Collusion ‘Witch Hunt’

Now Extends to Jill Stein.” When it comes to sourcing they typically utilize pro-Trump pundits such as Rush Limbaugh who has a very poor record with fact checkers, as well as credible sources such as the Wall Street Journal.

Fox News is also known to publish right wing conspiracy theories, although after being sued they retracted the story. Fox News has also been deemed the least accurate cable news source according to Politifact.

Overall, we rate Fox News strongly Right-Biased due to wording and story selection that favors the right and Mixed factually based on poor sourcing and the spreading of conspiracy theories that later must be retracted after being widely shared. (7/19/2016) Updated (M. Huitsing 1/27/2019)

Source: http://www.foxnews.com/

Also it helps one's enjoyment of FAUX News if you're complete idiot when it comes to knowing whether or not a graph accurately represents reality; a situation made worse by the average Fox viewers' tenuous grip on...…………..reality.

https://www.mediamatters.org/research/2012/10/01/a-history-of-dishonest-fox-charts/190225

Fox Graphic Claimed Government Spending Increased From 3.2 Percent Under Bush To An Average Of 23.8 Percent Under Obama. In a graphic labeled "Growth of Government Spending (As A Share Of GDP)," Fox & Friends suggested that government spending increased from 3.2 percent of the economy at the end of the Bush administration to an average of 23.8 percent under Obama.



Fox News, Fox & Friends, 9/26/12, via Media Matters]

In Fact, Graphic Compared Two Completely Different Measures Of Government Spending. The figure for "government spending" during the Obama administration is in line with historical data for overall spending as a percentage of the economy, a figure that does not take into account federal revenue. By contrast, the 3.2 percent figure used to illustrate "government spending" under Bush and the figures for the 1940s are in line with historical data for deficits, which do take into account revenues. [Media Matters, 9/26/12]

Government Spending Under Obama Increased Only Slightly Since 2008 And Dropped Since 2009. The actual figures for government spending ("outlays") as a percentage of the economy would indicate that the number has increased only slightly since 2008 and actually dropped since 2009. They were 20.8 percent in 2008 but 25.2 percent in 2009. In 2010 and 2011, they dropped to 24.1 percent and are expected to be 24.3 in 2012 and 23.3 percent in 2013.

[fuagf]

ForReal, There was collusion. Mueller gave us the facts, at least some we hadn't seen before. Mueller decided that since he
was constricted by guidelines that a sitting president could not be indicted he would not make a decision as do whether
or not he felt there was enough to take a conspiracy charge to trial. Mueller instead clearly falsified "a null hypothesis
that obstruction did not occur .. https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=148398825 ."

Ass, oops, add, the first reply .. https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=148399427 .. dealt with

"People there don’t watch Fox News to know what to think; they already know what they think, and they avoid news channels that insult their intelligence and core beliefs."

so i'll just say, the fact you posted that supports the research that suggests conservatives are less likely to change their minds when contrary facts are put to them.