Fox News is the bane of the MSM’s existence. It’s no wonder, as FNC regularly wipes the ratings floor with them. But, as it turns out, they need Fox News. As much as they hate to admit it, if Fox News goes, they’re all screwed.
That’s quite evident in this update from @ComfortablySmug on a lawsuit against Fox News by WASHLITE, an activist group:
This is hilarious. The MSM who eagerly hyped an activist lawsuit against Fox News are now defending them in court after they realized how stupid a lawsuit it was. pic.twitter.com/r8JrDyUkFb
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) May 19, 2020
Mika, Gabe Sherman and all the resistance morons in mainstream media were hyping a lawsuit and now their bosses are paying legal fees to defend Fox.
LMAOOOO pic.twitter.com/88UzhszQTw
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) May 19, 2020
More from Law & Crime:
Two dominant media and journalism consortiums have sought permission from a judge in Washington State to file a brief as amici curiae — “friends of the court” — in a lawsuit filed by an activist group against Fox News and various cable television providers. Other major players in the mainstream media landscape are riding to Fox’s defense.
The activist group, known as WASHLITE, alleged that Fox violated state consumer protection law by branding itself as a “news” broadcast. The group also claimed Fox committed the “tort of outrage” (intentional infliction of emotional distress). The crux of the group’s claims are that Fox broadcasts downplayed the severity of the novel coronavirus and, thus, cannot be legally branded as accurate “news” broadcasts.
Fox has defended itself by saying WASHLITE’s tactics would amount to the judicial stifling of the free press. It has also pointed to inaccuracies and inconsistencies in the group’s proffered examples of Fox coverage.
The media entities seeking to be recognized as amici curiae are the Internet & Television Association (NCTA) and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP).
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You hate to see it.
Maybe instead of spending money on lawyers, these outlets should fire the idiots who called for a lawsuit in the first place.
?
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) May 19, 2020
What fun would that be?
These idiots realized they’re next.
— (•_•) (@AsTheWorldBurnz) May 19, 2020
Libs owned yet again!
— Dr. Dufflepud (@Condi2016) May 19, 2020
* Self-owned
— (((The Okayest Boomer Man))) (@hydar) May 19, 2020
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