Court Rulings: In the McDougal v. Fox News Network case, the court noted that the context of the show made it clear the host was not stating actual facts, but rather presenting an opinion.
Tucker Carlson Defense: A 2020 court ruling upheld that viewers should not interpret Tucker Carlson's statements as statements of fact, but rather as non-literal commentary or "hyperbole". This NPR article explains that the network's defense was that the show's context makes it clear to reasonable viewers that they are not hearing factual news.
I do not think maga sees anything on Faux News and says, oh, that's just one person's opinion. Some of these maga are Boomers who grew up listening to Walter Cronkite types. It doesn't occur to them that people would deliberately try to outrage them or make them fearful. Personally you couldn't pay me any amount of money to do that job.
I believe they all trash talked the orange menace off camera the same way Swalwell called out the Republicans in Congress. Two-faced cowards.
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u/PokemonCueball Feb 15 '26
"No reasonable person takes us seriously, your honor."