BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 3 months agoIt seems ok so far.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square134fedilinkarrow-up11.41Karrow-down117
arrow-up11.39Karrow-down1imageIt seems ok so far.lemmy.worldBonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square134fedilink
minus-squarehenfredemars@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up62·3 months agoWe need to hold media responsible for blatantly and intentionally deceiving viewers.
minus-squareprettybunnys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up46·edit-23 months agoNews ought to be a regulated word, if you put it on your show or paper or anything, anywhere, it means you can’t knowingly lie. Politicians ought to be held to that same requirement, you aren’t allowed to knowingly lie. You want your full first amendment rights (to lie and deceive) back? Stop being a politician or a “news” person.
minus-squareTrickDacy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 months agoYou are so right about this. A lot of times knowledge like that is provable. Why the fuck isn’t this a thing?
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up9·3 months agoThe people who would implement such a policy would be directly negatively impacted by it.
minus-squareThe_v@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 months agoFraud -the crime of obtaining money or property by deceiving people: The business model for Fox “News”.
minus-squareSlopppyEngineer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agoProbably only something will happen when those lying are themselves blasted with so much lies that something needs to happen. It would require something like Russians propaganda machine to insinuate each republican politician had gay sex.
minus-squarelemonmelon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 months agoThat seems more likely to just be actual news…
minus-squareSOB_Van_Owen@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoIf only. We knew lots of folks that died after refusing Covid vaccination. They’d been told batshit crazy stuff by the media they took to be gospel.
We need to hold media responsible for blatantly and intentionally deceiving viewers.
News ought to be a regulated word, if you put it on your show or paper or anything, anywhere, it means you can’t knowingly lie.
Politicians ought to be held to that same requirement, you aren’t allowed to knowingly lie.
You want your full first amendment rights (to lie and deceive) back? Stop being a politician or a “news” person.
You are so right about this. A lot of times knowledge like that is provable. Why the fuck isn’t this a thing?
The people who would implement such a policy would be directly negatively impacted by it.
Fraud -the crime of obtaining money or property by deceiving people:
The business model for Fox “News”.
Probably only something will happen when those lying are themselves blasted with so much lies that something needs to happen. It would require something like Russians propaganda machine to insinuate each republican politician had gay sex.
That seems more likely to just be actual news…
If only. We knew lots of folks that died after refusing Covid vaccination. They’d been told batshit crazy stuff by the media they took to be gospel.