FCC boss Brendan Carr said CNN must face ‘accountability’ for a report he claims is inaccurate without providing evidence
Donald Trump fired off a seething threat against CNN Tuesday night in response to its reporting Iran had claimed a “great victory” over the U.S. following the president’s announcement to delay his ceasefire deadline by two weeks.
Trump had originally given Iran until 8 p.m. ET Tuesday to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, warning a refusal would mean a “whole civilization will die.”
Around 90 minutes before that deadline, Trump and the White House released statements saying the U.S. and Iran had agreed to negotiate an end to hostilities that would include the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the suspension of fighting for two weeks.
Following the announcement, CNN published a post to its online live blog detailing the Iranian response.
oh… yes goof ball… open that box…
I’m sure your friends at Fox would love for you to set the requirement that news agencies need to provide evidence for what they report.
Fox claims they arent news, but entertainment. It is how they have avoided lawsuits for decades.
That only applies to specific opinion shows like Tucker Carlson’s. They have actual news segments that do have requirements to report factual information
Yeah that was their argument.
“Oh THIS show is entertainment but this other one is news! They just look completely the same and air back to back!”
It was bullshit pedantry then and it still is.
It’s a reasonable distinction in theory but the two should be clearly labeled for what they are. You’re absolutely right that they intentionally don’t do that.