I worked on Extra Credit today & adapted the letter addressed to Fox News’s largest advertisers.
I will include it here, in the event anyone would like to use/adapt it.
Good morning,
As your company is one of Fox News’s biggest advertisers, I would ask that support for Fox News be completely stopped. Rupert Murdoch and Fox News are continuing to spread political misinformation. At this time in our country, not only is this an outrage, it is also incredibly dangerous.
Fox News is the gateway channel to right-wing extremism. Fox News is also watched primarily by republican supporters. The lies & staggering misinformation are unhealthy for the American people and for our democracy.
Examples follow:
Misinformation aired during the COVID-19 pandemic endangered hundreds of thousands of American lives. Fox News repeated propaganda and helped politicize a deadly disease. They helped to politicize science. Americans died.
Fox denied there was a violent right-wing attack on the U.S. Capitol and on our lawmakers—the insurrection that happened on January 6th. There was a noose prepared and ready to “hang Mike Pence” as the rioters chanted. This was because Vice President Pence would not certify the presidential election and claim republicans the winners. In the two weeks following the 2020 election, Fox News cast doubt on or pushed conspiracy theories about the election results nearly 800 times. Internal texting between show hosts revealed they knew the truth of Biden’s victory.
Fox fueled conspiracies, told their viewers the 2020 election was invalid, sowed confusion and created disbelief (in the truth) and anger in our public.
Fox News’s dangerous misinformation increasingly poses a direct threat to our democracy. Their programs, opinions & misinformation has not prepared the American public for the current political state. They repeat the current administration’s dishonest propaganda. Donald Trump is progressively moving our country away from our allies and aligning us with our enemies. Fox News supports this administration by lying to the public and doling out misinformation. Thus Fox News is complicit in the horrific movement of the United Stated towards autocratic rule. The public needs to know the truth in order to help defend our democracy. The time is right now.
Whether speaking on COVID-19, the Movement for Black Lives, the election, or our climate crisis, Fox News values lies over truth.
Any company continuing to purchase advertising with Fox News is profiting from and complicit with reporting misinformation, valuation of dishonesty and continuing fear-mongering. Our fellow Americans deserve so much better.
I am writing, with great concern, to demand that you support democracy today and cease all advertising with Fox News. You can either keep funding Fox’s lies or truly and honestly support We the American People and thus support democracy. You cannot do both. I hope your company chooses on the right side of history.
Thanks for showing up, doing all you do, and for sharing your beauty of being, Jess! You are a consistent effective tonic! Deep thanks! Smiling thanks!
My husband made his with WE DON’T NEED NO STINKING DICK-TATER with an eggplant and potato; the reverse says NOT WANTING KINGS SINCE 1776. Wish I could show how artistcally done. Mine says NO KING. JUST A PAWN. I love seeing the creativity of the resistance. We’ll be in a group of 9 friends.
Love them! We will be hitting three protests today. I'm heading to Salt Lake City this am while my wife does a Park City overpass protest. We will both head back to SLC this evening for another. LFG!
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Hi Jess,
I worked on Extra Credit today & adapted the letter addressed to Fox News’s largest advertisers.
I will include it here, in the event anyone would like to use/adapt it.
Good morning,
As your company is one of Fox News’s biggest advertisers, I would ask that support for Fox News be completely stopped. Rupert Murdoch and Fox News are continuing to spread political misinformation. At this time in our country, not only is this an outrage, it is also incredibly dangerous.
Fox News is the gateway channel to right-wing extremism. Fox News is also watched primarily by republican supporters. The lies & staggering misinformation are unhealthy for the American people and for our democracy.
Examples follow:
Misinformation aired during the COVID-19 pandemic endangered hundreds of thousands of American lives. Fox News repeated propaganda and helped politicize a deadly disease. They helped to politicize science. Americans died.
Fox denied there was a violent right-wing attack on the U.S. Capitol and on our lawmakers—the insurrection that happened on January 6th. There was a noose prepared and ready to “hang Mike Pence” as the rioters chanted. This was because Vice President Pence would not certify the presidential election and claim republicans the winners. In the two weeks following the 2020 election, Fox News cast doubt on or pushed conspiracy theories about the election results nearly 800 times. Internal texting between show hosts revealed they knew the truth of Biden’s victory.
Fox fueled conspiracies, told their viewers the 2020 election was invalid, sowed confusion and created disbelief (in the truth) and anger in our public.
Fox News’s dangerous misinformation increasingly poses a direct threat to our democracy. Their programs, opinions & misinformation has not prepared the American public for the current political state. They repeat the current administration’s dishonest propaganda. Donald Trump is progressively moving our country away from our allies and aligning us with our enemies. Fox News supports this administration by lying to the public and doling out misinformation. Thus Fox News is complicit in the horrific movement of the United Stated towards autocratic rule. The public needs to know the truth in order to help defend our democracy. The time is right now.
Whether speaking on COVID-19, the Movement for Black Lives, the election, or our climate crisis, Fox News values lies over truth.
Any company continuing to purchase advertising with Fox News is profiting from and complicit with reporting misinformation, valuation of dishonesty and continuing fear-mongering. Our fellow Americans deserve so much better.
I am writing, with great concern, to demand that you support democracy today and cease all advertising with Fox News. You can either keep funding Fox’s lies or truly and honestly support We the American People and thus support democracy. You cannot do both. I hope your company chooses on the right side of history.
Sincerely,
Thanks for showing up, doing all you do, and for sharing your beauty of being, Jess! You are a consistent effective tonic! Deep thanks! Smiling thanks!
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Really wanted yours to say penis. 🤭
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Brilliant!!
Fantastic! You go girl !
My husband made his with WE DON’T NEED NO STINKING DICK-TATER with an eggplant and potato; the reverse says NOT WANTING KINGS SINCE 1776. Wish I could show how artistcally done. Mine says NO KING. JUST A PAWN. I love seeing the creativity of the resistance. We’ll be in a group of 9 friends.
Always thinking of sign ideas, love this!
Perfect!
Love them! We will be hitting three protests today. I'm heading to Salt Lake City this am while my wife does a Park City overpass protest. We will both head back to SLC this evening for another. LFG!
Yes, both weak and tiny, however, I will not carry and will avoid even looking at any image of the orange traitor!
Love them! Be safe out there Jess! Thankfully our GOP governor didn’t call up the guard like others, but definitely not because he’s a good guy 🙂↔️
Be safe, my friend! I am joining the Colorado Springs crowd
Nice! Have a great day! Marching in Wisconsin!