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"Recent studies by Harvard University's Kennedy School Misinformation Review, the National Bureau of Economic Research, and the University of Chicago found that infection and mortality rates for the coronavirus are higher in areas where Fox News reaches the most viewers"
The letter says Fox News viewers have been regularly subjected to misinformation including, "...false statements downplaying the prevalence of COVID-19 and its harms," and "...misleading recommendations of activities that people should undertake to protect themselves..."
CNN's article says, "The network has had a number of reporters in the field assigned to cover the coronavirus, and shows have hosted various doctors who have provided sound medical advice. Harris Faulkner, for example, hosted a special with four doctors on her program..."
Fox News Hosts (including Sean Hannity, Eric Bolling, Jeanine Pirro, Lou Dobbs, Thomas McInerny and Bill Cowan) voiced the idea that Obama was born outside America. Donald Trump would concede this was false after President Obama published his birth certificate.
Fox News used images that were manipulated to create the impression of armed conflict in a small expanse of city blocks in Seattle, that activists had claimed as the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone. Others described the protests as "peaceful" and Fox News was forced to retract.
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Particular concerns were raised about John Solomon, a frequent guest of Sean Hannity, in relation to “non-disclosure of conflicts, use of unreliable sources, publishing false and misleading stories, misrepresentation of sources, and opaque coordination with involved parties...”
Hannity equated coronavirus fatality numbers with those of seasonal flu, despite knowing the novel virus' mortality rate is much higher. The night before Hannity's statements, Dr. Anthony Fauci told him that the coronavirus is at least 10-times more lethal than influenza.
On 15 October 2020, the Treasury Department released its annual statement on Fiscal Year 2015's budget expenditures and revenue. The report showed that the federal deficit had fallen to an eight-year low, totaling $439 billion, or 2.5 percent of GDP.
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The parents of Seth Rich (the aide in question) filed a lawsuit against Fox News, claiming that the network’s coverage helped fuel damaging rumors about their son. The suit also claimed that Malia Zimmerman (reporter) and Ed Butowsky (guest), fabricated stories about Rich.
Fox News was deemed the least accurate cable news source according to a 2015 Politifact analysis. At Fox and Fox News, 10% of claims have been "True", 11% "Mostly True", 18% "Half-True", 21% "Mostly False", 31% "False" and 9% "Pants on Fire".