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Its bad enough that Fox News has a "news" channel and I use the word loosely, but plans were announced for a weather dis/misinformation channel. I am surprised they waited this long......
They ought to call it the Ignorant and Denial Fox Weather Channel. LOL!
Pretty telling:
Unless Fox changes its stripes, this could be a real move in the wrong direction, not only failing to make the appropriate linkages but shouting them down and providing more disinformation to an audience that trusts them,” she said.
Hassol noted a 2010 University of Maryland survey that found that the more a person consumed Fox News, the more likely they were to be misinformed about climate change. A more recent Public Citizen analysis found that 86% of climate segments that aired on Fox News in 2018 included claims dismissing or casting doubt on the global threat.
Many climate experts and activists view the network as little more than a mouthpiece for fossil fuel industry talking points ― an industry that’s not only played an outsized role in exacerbating global warming, but spent decades spreading disinformation in order to stymie efforts to address greenhouse gas emissions.
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They ought to call it the Ignorant and Denial Fox Weather Channel. LOL!
Pretty telling:
Unless Fox changes its stripes, this could be a real move in the wrong direction, not only failing to make the appropriate linkages but shouting them down and providing more disinformation to an audience that trusts them,” she said.
Hassol noted a 2010 University of Maryland survey that found that the more a person consumed Fox News, the more likely they were to be misinformed about climate change. A more recent Public Citizen analysis found that 86% of climate segments that aired on Fox News in 2018 included claims dismissing or casting doubt on the global threat.
Many climate experts and activists view the network as little more than a mouthpiece for fossil fuel industry talking points ― an industry that’s not only played an outsized role in exacerbating global warming, but spent decades spreading disinformation in order to stymie efforts to address greenhouse gas emissions.
A Fox News Climate Disinformation Channel Is The Last Thing We Need
The media giant responsible for sowing doubt about the climate crisis is launching a 24-hour weather news channel.
