The Media Can Legally Lie

The whistleblower case that was featured in the documentary, the Corporation, in which Fox News buckled under threats from Monsanto, and fired the investigative reporters of the Investigators, ended with Fox News winning the court case of wrongful dismissal. What Fox News won, though shocking, isn't as shocking as how they won. The reporters were fired because Fox News ordered them to falsely their report on the use of Monsanto's BGH in dairy cows -- and they refused. In Fox's appeal, the argument was made that there is no law that requires Fox News, or any news agency for that matter, to report the truth. While the FCC has rules that govern such things, the FCC rules are not law.

In effect, in dismissing the case against Fox News, the court ruled that it was not illegal for the media to lie. The media has no obligation to the public to broadcast the truth. Congratulations America, you've now made it legal to lie to your citizens. "Truth, justice and the American way" now has new meaning.

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