How Fox News is hurting our country - Chris Cillizza

Fox News is by far the outlet that most Republicans trust for their news, according to new data from the Pew Research Center. But is that trust misplaced? From completely ignoring impeachment to consistently providing uncritical and even glowing coverage of President Donald Trump by hosts like Sean Hannity, Chris Cillizza explains how this lopsided information-gathering system is hurting American politics.

SOURCES AND FURTHER READING:
This 1 chart explains how bad Fox News is for our politics
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/24..../politics/donald-tru

Fox News’ Sean Hannity to interview President Trump before the Super Bowl
https://www.usatoday.com/story..../news/politics/2020/

2. Americans are divided by party in the sources they turn to for political news
https://www.journalism.org/202....0/01/24/americans-ar

Donald Trump just said something truly terrifying
https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/25..../politics/donald-tru

President Trump made 16,241 false or misleading claims in his first three years
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/.

Fox News Ditches Impeachment Trial Coverage In Favor Of Prime Time Shows
https://www.npr.org/2020/01/26..../799629255/fox-news-

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I was named "best dressed" in 7th grade. That, along with being CNN's editor at large and author of the daily "Point" newsletter are my proudest achievements. Look for me here every Tuesday and Thursday to find out what’s really going down in politics.

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