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In reply to the discussion: Do you think the Biden administration should shut down Fox News? (poll) [View all]ForgedCrank
(2,381 posts)"misinterpreting much".
Funny how so many people hear words that I never said or even alluded to. Example "absolute". Someone recently saw that word in one of my posts, even though there is no mention of it anywhere.
And yes, I've heard the "fire in a crowded theater" about 1 billion times since I was in 4th grade. I'm familiar with it, and that has been tested to it's limits and is well established grounds. Fox news is not yelling "fire" in a "crowded theater".
Also, The Constitution mentions nothing about "facts and lies". The real fact is that The Constitution is there to protect people who have opinions or views that are contrary to the masses or the government. Popular statements from an individual don't require protections as much by the very nature of them being popular.
Also, "false advertising" is applied to people who are selling products and making false claims regarding said product. So no, what Fox news is doing does not fall under this definition, not even vaguely. Now, if they say this stuff to law enforcement during an investigation or under oath in court, then we have a different thing to talk about. There is a thing called Tort that covers this, as we have seen demonstrated over the past several years.
And yes, when I say government shouldn't be doing that and someone argues with me about it, they have taken a contrary position to my stated opinion.