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Lou Dobbs Firing Was Deserved, Long-Time Coming
FOX Business cans commentator amid billion-dollar lawsuit
FOX Business commentator Lou Dobbs was canned on Friday in what might be the beginning of a wave of accountability from the right-wing media. For years, conservative media has churned out propaganda disguised as news. The main culprit has been FOX News, which has been breaking journalism rules and warping minds for more than 20 years. The end product of FOX News’ crusade against the truth was the worst president in history, cyclical sexual harassment scandals and an alt-right terrorist attack on the U.S. government.
Smartmatic has a strong case against FOX News
But accountability might be at hand. FOX News is plummeting in the ratings as it’s being flanked by even Trumpier outlets such as One America News and Newsmax. But all three of these pseudo-news outlets have been hit by billion-dollar lawsuits from Smartmatic and Dominion Voting Systems, two software companies. The companies realized that media outlets can be held liable for printing lies, especially if they cause employees harm and affect profits.
The two software companies have named several right-wing commentators in lawsuits that claim their lies caused emotional harm and ruined the companies’…
