No. of Recommendations: 4
I look at fox news on a fairly regular basis to see what the current GOP talking points are. I don't see them as outright lying so much as creating spin through both story selection and word choice. My favorite remains "Obama scares Hillary into announcing". A single word that created the twofer with "Women are weak", and "Black people are scary", so vote for the old white guy. You could call that headline a lie, since there is no evidence Hillary was scared. More interesting (and concerning)to me, was most of my conservative friends saw no problem with the headline. They were being manipulated without recognizing it.
When fox news started denying the big lie and stating that Biden won the 2020 election they lost the more radical part of the GOP to the likes of Newsmax. It seems over the past two years they have taken a step to the left; perhaps this perception is created by such a strong shift by many to the right. OTOH, with the new ownership of CNN many feel they will be taking a hard right turn. Part of the solution has to be teaching people how to recognize propaganda, as both sides do it. Big money is spent on advertising because it works; having entire media corporations as your advertising arm is very powerful, and perhaps something that needs to be addressed with big policy.
Alan
