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Fox News Makes You Stupid
Jan 8, 2015 13:45:11 #
Yet another study has been released that proves that watching Fox News is detrimental to your intelligence. World Public Opinion, a project managed by the Program on International Policy Attitudes at the University of Maryland, conducted a survey of American voters that shows that Fox News viewers are significantly more misinformed than consumers of news from other sources. What's more, the study shows that greater exposure to Fox News increases misinformation.
So the more you watch, the less you know. Or to be precise, the more you think you know that is actually false.
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The Internet's Chronicle Of Media Decay.
This study corroborates a previous PIPA study that focused on the Iraq war with similar results. And there was an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll that demonstrated the break with reality on the part of Fox viewers with regard to health care. The body of evidence that Fox News is nothing but a propaganda machine dedicated to lies is growing by the day.
In eight of the nine questions below, Fox News placed first in the percentage of those who were misinformed (they placed second in the question on TARP). That's a pretty high batting average for journalistic fraud. Here is a list of what Fox News viewers believe that just aint so:
91% believe that the stimulus legislation lost jobs.
72% believe that the health reform law will increase the deficit.
72% believe that the economy is getting worse.
60% believe that climate change is not occurring.
49% believe that income taxes have gone up.
63% believe that the stimulus legislation did not include any tax cuts.
56% believe that Obama initiated the GM/Chrysler bailout.
38% believe that most Republicans opposed TARP.
63% believe that Obama was not born in the US (or that it is unclear).
The conclusion is inescapable. Fox News is deliberately misinforming their viewers and they are doing it for a reason. Every issue above is one in which the Republican Party had a vested interest. They benefited from the ignorance that Fox News helped to proliferate. The results were apparent in the election last month as voters based their decisions on demonstrably false information fed to them by Fox News.
By the way, the rest of the media was not blameless. CNN and the broadcast network news operations fared only slightly better in many cases. Even MSNBC, which had the best record of accurately informing viewers, has a ways to go before they can brag about it.
The conclusions in this study need to be disseminated as broadly as possible. Fox's competitors need to report these results and produce ad campaigns featuring them. Newspapers and magazines need to publish the study across the country. This is big news and it is critical that the nation be advised that a major news enterprise is poisoning their minds.
This is not an isolated review of Fox's performance. It has been corroborated time and time again. The fact that Fox News is so blatantly dishonest, and the effects of that dishonesty have become ingrained in an electorate that has been been purposefully deceived, needs to be made known to every American. Our democracy cannot function if voters are making choices based on lies. We have the evidence that Fox is tilting the scales and we must now make certain that they do not get away with it.
So the more you watch, the less you know. Or to be precise, the more you think you know that is actually false.
Brought to you by...
News Corpse
The Internet's Chronicle Of Media Decay.
This study corroborates a previous PIPA study that focused on the Iraq war with similar results. And there was an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll that demonstrated the break with reality on the part of Fox viewers with regard to health care. The body of evidence that Fox News is nothing but a propaganda machine dedicated to lies is growing by the day.
In eight of the nine questions below, Fox News placed first in the percentage of those who were misinformed (they placed second in the question on TARP). That's a pretty high batting average for journalistic fraud. Here is a list of what Fox News viewers believe that just aint so:
91% believe that the stimulus legislation lost jobs.
72% believe that the health reform law will increase the deficit.
72% believe that the economy is getting worse.
60% believe that climate change is not occurring.
49% believe that income taxes have gone up.
63% believe that the stimulus legislation did not include any tax cuts.
56% believe that Obama initiated the GM/Chrysler bailout.
38% believe that most Republicans opposed TARP.
63% believe that Obama was not born in the US (or that it is unclear).
The conclusion is inescapable. Fox News is deliberately misinforming their viewers and they are doing it for a reason. Every issue above is one in which the Republican Party had a vested interest. They benefited from the ignorance that Fox News helped to proliferate. The results were apparent in the election last month as voters based their decisions on demonstrably false information fed to them by Fox News.
By the way, the rest of the media was not blameless. CNN and the broadcast network news operations fared only slightly better in many cases. Even MSNBC, which had the best record of accurately informing viewers, has a ways to go before they can brag about it.
The conclusions in this study need to be disseminated as broadly as possible. Fox's competitors need to report these results and produce ad campaigns featuring them. Newspapers and magazines need to publish the study across the country. This is big news and it is critical that the nation be advised that a major news enterprise is poisoning their minds.
This is not an isolated review of Fox's performance. It has been corroborated time and time again. The fact that Fox News is so blatantly dishonest, and the effects of that dishonesty have become ingrained in an electorate that has been been purposefully deceived, needs to be made known to every American. Our democracy cannot function if voters are making choices based on lies. We have the evidence that Fox is tilting the scales and we must now make certain that they do not get away with it.
Jan 8, 2015 15:50:17 #
greymule wrote:
Yet another study has been released that proves th... (show quote)
Do you realize that, if legislation were passed that makes
mis-information illegal, that you would be unable to post?
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Jan 8, 2015 15:57:43 #
Black Bart
Loc: Indiana
greymule wrote:
Yet another study has been released that proves th... (show quote)
I stopped reading your post when I came to the part where NBC had contributed that was enough for me.
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Jan 8, 2015 16:49:02 #
greymule wrote:
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The Internet's Chronicle Of Media Decay.
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The Internet's Chronicle Of Media Decay.
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Must be the "Chronicle of the Mass Libtards". Hey, Greym-ass; why don't you cite the study about the study that was studied and found conclusively that you're a dumbass? 7 out of 3 libs believe you're one (maybe two, even)!!
Jan 8, 2015 17:50:22 #
Jan 8, 2015 22:47:37 #
The only thing that can make you stupid is yourself.
There is hope in that you can choose not to be.
The way to do that is to seek the truth on your own and not adopt the opinions of other stupid people.
There is hope in that you can choose not to be.
The way to do that is to seek the truth on your own and not adopt the opinions of other stupid people.
Jan 8, 2015 22:56:26 #
Nobody so far has discussed the content of the post. Says something right there.
One remedy: Stop watching television, and find news and information online.
Maybe when growing up, you heard your mother say, Think for yourself. If so, try it, even though hard to do.
Vow to end your daze as the sockpuppet of the vested interests.
Happy New Year!
One remedy: Stop watching television, and find news and information online.
Maybe when growing up, you heard your mother say, Think for yourself. If so, try it, even though hard to do.
Vow to end your daze as the sockpuppet of the vested interests.
Happy New Year!
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Jan 9, 2015 07:13:24 #
anotherview wrote:
Nobody so far has discussed the content of the post. Says something right there.
One remedy: Stop watching television, and find news and information online.
Maybe when growing up, you heard your mother say, Think for yourself. If so, try it, even though hard to do.
Vow to end your daze as the sockpuppet of the vested interests.
Happy New Year!
One remedy: Stop watching television, and find news and information online.
Maybe when growing up, you heard your mother say, Think for yourself. If so, try it, even though hard to do.
Vow to end your daze as the sockpuppet of the vested interests.
Happy New Year!
The content of the post isn't worth discussing.
However, we took the time to advise the poster in ways that may take the stupidness out of what they post.
Another happy year to you as well.
Jan 9, 2015 08:08:50 #
Black Bart wrote:
I stopped reading your post when I came to the part where NBC had contributed that was enough for me.
Actually, what he said was "there was an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll"
NBC has a truth bias. Wall Street Journal kind of leans republican, but is reliable reporting tool.
Maybe we need another survey. I'll check to see if one already exists. Most surveys however, generally state they have a 95% level of confidence, if they mention such things.
Jan 9, 2015 09:26:06 #
RichieC
Loc: Adirondacks
News Corpse .... obviously an Obama pronunciation learned at Stamford and Harvard...
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Jan 9, 2015 10:16:35 #
I think almost everyone knows that FOX posts wrong information or even avoids any post at all. They usually come out with news quite quickly except when it goes against their bias. You have to look far to see the results released of the Benghazi and IRS committees, the repubs put them in a holiday dump.
Jan 9, 2015 10:57:52 #
dljen wrote:
I think almost everyone knows that FOX posts wrong information or even avoids any post at all. They usually come out with news quite quickly except when it goes against their bias. You have to look far to see the results released of the Benghazi and IRS committees, the repubs put them in a holiday dump.
Your dog wants out... :thumbdown: :thumbdown: :thumbdown:
Jan 9, 2015 11:14:32 #
dljen wrote:
I think almost everyone knows that FOX posts wrong information or even avoids any post at all. They usually come out with news quite quickly except when it goes against their bias. You have to look far to see the results released of the Benghazi and IRS committees, the repubs put them in a holiday dump.
How quickly they analyze FOX when they claim that CNN, CBS, NBC and MSNBC are far better. With all of that going on, when do they have time to watch something good ??
Jan 9, 2015 12:33:39 #
HEART wrote:
Your dog wants out... :thumbdown: :thumbdown: :thumbdown:
That was a good one!
Jan 9, 2015 13:30:17 #
dljen wrote:
I think almost everyone knows that FOX posts wrong information or even avoids any post at all. They usually come out with news quite quickly except when it goes against their bias. You have to look far to see the results released of the Benghazi and IRS committees, the repubs put them in a holiday dump.
And I think that everyone (including YOU) knows that FOX news is actually just what they claim to be, "FAIR, BALANCED and UNAFRAID". You know that their information is actually RIGHT, but, to you and other Liberal scum, very uncomfortable.
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