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To: The United States House of Representatives and The United States Senate
"Fox News" is False Advertising
Request the Federal Trade Commission to review and declare that "Fox News" is false advertising and require them to change their name. By using the word "News" in their name, they are stating that they provide truthful reportings. Many, including PolitiFact have shown Fox News reports to be mostly false. Their stories are True or Mostly True only 22% of the time. (As per http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/tv/fox/) and should not be called "news".
Why is this important?
Analysis has shown that Fox News watchers were less informed about current events than people who didn't follow news at all. (https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2016/07/21/a-rigorous-scientific-look-into-the-fox-news-effect/#cd5983612abc) This is especially alarming, now that our President uses Fox News as an information source.