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StellarJay77
Republicans yet again picking fights with the wrong people and kicking the hornet's nest. First, it was Taylor Swift and now this. I really hope this isn't a strategy to have polls showing it is close and when it is a landslide Democrat win that it's used to lend credence to the election being stolen.
realrealluckless
Facts and Details don't seem like they're all that important to the "Truth, Justice, and Family Values" party that is lining up behind the lying criminal who has been cheating on his third(?) wife... Weird...
BlueDsc
This is a good example of using a fact to lie by showing it in a certain way.
UnpinionedPoplars
Remember, kids... The "i" in "Fox News" stands for "integrity".
Mithi
BofusTeefus
Republicans and their mouthpieces don't give a flying fuck about veterans.
malachitedragon
"Republicans want live babies so they can make dead soldiers" - George Carlin, paraphrased (but not by much)
SecretAgentSuperBooger
Pyrokneticbeavr
Unless it's a same sex fuck, the. They care a lot for some reason.
softballguy
That is relevant information. Why would Fox News know that?
PostalHeathen
And I'm sure their defense would be 'we didn't lie'. -_-
MadCat221
Deliberate omission of contextually important information and usage of remaining information to portray a false narrative is called a Lie of Omission. They omitted the fact that disabled vets are exempt from PPT in Illinois, and portrayed Senator Duckworth as a tax dodger. So they did lie.
PostalHeathen
I didn't say it was a *good* defense.
SecretAgentSuperBooger
Oh, no they didn't! That woman is a saint!
MadCat221
She's the one who coined the pejorative nickname "Cadet Bonespurs".
SecretAgentSuperBooger
Sauce: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/21/tammy-duckworth-iraq-vet-calls-trump-cadet-bone-spurs.html
hotaru251
realllly need laws that punish twisting truths that hide the actual reason of stuff.
gumblemuntz
Then some RW pundit will come along and say how "lucky" she is to not pay property tax...
usernametakenisthestoryofmylife
Suck it, fox.
mthrndr01
This headline would make a pretty decent social studies lesson.
georgedragonslayer
They did not make it up. It is 100% true. She did not pay taxes. The only problem with the reporting, is the exclusion of certain VERY IMPORTANT FACTS. Like, she isn't required to pay taxes because she is a disabled veteran. The inclusion of "democrat" in the headline is disingenuous and misleading, at best, because it has nothing to do with the taxes they pay, but makes for a catchy headline (especially for FOX viewers). So, it's all true. Just presented in a very specific (sketchy) way.
katolu
"Georgedragonslayer did not appear in court and wasn't charged with sexual assault of a donkey. He has not been reached for comment." True statements, sounds really bad.
georgedragonslayer
I like you.
Taokan22
It's weird seeing the Republicans shift away from being the party of the military. Apparently all it took was Trump saying he doesn't like losers and considers vets losers, and now they just openly shit on vets. I'm glad for it though, inevitably when coup two happens, it'll go just as badly for him.
mirrorada
You're confusing them being pro military industrial complex with being pro military/vets. The Republicans have been historically pretty shit twoards veterans as far as policies go. They either actively hinder programs and funding or have been entirely hands off in regards to our veterans. They've just realized they can now vocally shit on veterans on top of all the other shit they do.
myotherusernameismyotherusername
Veterans shouldn't pay property tax at all in my opinion. The government owned their asses for however long their contract lasted. They shouldn't owe the government a tax for residing in their country
mirrorada
Listen, they already give them them low interest home loans, think of the poor government/s
DeadeicPrints
Did they know it? I'm not all that sure of their research and fact checking ability. Yes they lie all the time. But they are also dumb as hell.
jayman0123
nazis don't get the benefit of the doubt
nojustsayitdont
C'mon. Let's not give them a pass. Not even this much of on, such as it is. It's not OK and borders on malicious what they're doing.
EroticZombiePants
Maybe not at first, but they hardly backtrack once the truth comes out anyway (at least until lawsuits start happening), so it doesn't really matter.
DeadeicPrints
Good point.
Clockworkdancerobot
It's almost like a responsible news outlet would not put on such a one sided hit piece...
PerthAussieMike
News ? I thought it was an entertainment channel. Why are they allowed to keep the 'News' title?
Thornaxe
IMO if you’re gonna use the entertainment defense on court it should lead to a reduction in the bar for a defamation suit.
SmellingMistake
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fox-news-entertainment-switch/
EternallyIgnorant
On the other hand... https://www.npr.org/2020/09/29/917747123/you-literally-cant-believe-the-facts-tucker-carlson-tells-you-so-say-fox-s-lawye
SmellingMistake
Yes, but that defense was specifically for Tucker Carlson's show not the whole network and definitely not for their actual "news" broadcasts.
EternallyIgnorant
true, its totally fair to share the link you did, I just wanted to add some context.