Russia to punish ‘fake news’ about Ukraine war with 15 years’ jail

Re:Russia to punish ‘fake news’ about Ukraine war with 15 ye... by mrguyorama on Thursday March 03, 2022 @01:46PM (#30544977)

I'll stop laughing when Fox News is no longer the most watched cable news outlet in the country. A self described entertainment channel, who said under oath "no rational person would believe the things we say"

I think CNN would try to hide under "entertainment" in front of a court of law, but have they actually been dragged in front of a court for lying?

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Re:Russia to punish ‘fake news’ about Ukraine war with 15 ye... by dev_by_day on Thursday March 03, 2022 @02:32PM (#30545610)

MSNBC has used the same "entertainment" defense when it was sued for defamation. All news media organizations use this defense, its not unique to Fox.

https://greenwald.substack.com/p/a-court-ruled-rachel-maddow...

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Re:Russia to punish ‘fake news’ about Ukraine war with 15 ye... by nmz on Thursday March 03, 2022 @03:07PM (#30546148)

There's a clear distinction between any "Person's show" vs "channel news". I don't expect bill maher or the Oreilly factor to be news either.

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