Sinclair Broadcasting saying that fake news on social media being broadcast on TV news without fact checking is extremely dangerous to our democracy is like trump saying that kim jong un is nutty. The hypocrisy is mind-boggling.
The worst part is the insidiousness of it. People think they’re just getting the local news. But they’re being fed right-wing talking points. And these newscasters (being, some of them, good at their jobs) sound so earnest. Like this is something that they came up with on their own and which is very dear to their sweet, concerned little hearts. Viewers trust Jill, the local news lady, and take to heart what she has to say.
At least with fox, some people can see that it’s just blatant propaganda. But you start broadcasting this on your local station, and people have no idea that the product that their local news team is putting out is, in fact, also propaganda.
