[Lord Dave]

From NPR News
You Literally Can't Believe The Facts Tucker Carlson Tells You. So Say Fox's Lawyers https://www.npr.org/2020/09/29/917747123/you-literally-cant-believe-the-facts-tucker-carlson-tells-you-so-say-fox-s-lawye?sc=18&f=1001

Soooo... Fake News?

[Pete Svarrior]

As far as I understand, that's a common line of defence for some of the more colourful opinion sources in America. Alex Jones tried something similar during a custody battle with his ex-wife

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/infowars-alex-jones-performance-artist-playing-character-lawyer-conspiracy-theory-donald-trump-a7687571.html

[Iceman]

Yep it's a common and (somewhat) fair defense. The problem is that too many of his viewers dont know that he's not a real news source and take his word(s) as truth. The same goes for some of the more vocal personalities on the left...

[Rama Set]

As far as I understand, that's a common line of defence for some of the more colourful opinion sources in America. Alex Jones tried something similar during a custody battle with his ex-wife

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/infowars-alex-jones-performance-artist-playing-character-lawyer-conspiracy-theory-donald-trump-a7687571.html

The problem is an ethical one in that, unlike the Daily Show or something similar, someone like Tucker Carlson presents himself as a serious journalist. There aren’t disclaimers or obvious contextual clues to indicate that he shouldn’t be trusted.

[TomInAustin]

As far as I understand, that's a common line of defence for some of the more colourful opinion sources in America. Alex Jones tried something similar during a custody battle with his ex-wife

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/infowars-alex-jones-performance-artist-playing-character-lawyer-conspiracy-theory-donald-trump-a7687571.html

The problem is an ethical one in that, unlike the Daily Show or something similar, someone like Tucker Carlson presents himself as a serious journalist. There aren’t disclaimers or obvious contextual clues to indicate that he shouldn’t be trusted.

The crux of the problem is people confuse commentary and entertainment with news.   MSNBC, CNN, FOX...  pure commentary and entertainment and no news.

[Lord Dave]

As far as I understand, that's a common line of defence for some of the more colourful opinion sources in America. Alex Jones tried something similar during a custody battle with his ex-wife

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/infowars-alex-jones-performance-artist-playing-character-lawyer-conspiracy-theory-donald-trump-a7687571.html

The problem is an ethical one in that, unlike the Daily Show or something similar, someone like Tucker Carlson presents himself as a serious journalist. There aren’t disclaimers or obvious contextual clues to indicate that he shouldn’t be trusted.

I trust The Daily Show over Fox anyday.

[Rama Set]

The crux of the problem is people confuse commentary and entertainment with news.   MSNBC, CNN, FOX...  pure commentary and entertainment and no news.

Well, there is news, obviously.  It's confusing because you can't always distinguish the editorial from the information.

[TomInAustin]

As far as I understand, that's a common line of defence for some of the more colourful opinion sources in America. Alex Jones tried something similar during a custody battle with his ex-wife

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/infowars-alex-jones-performance-artist-playing-character-lawyer-conspiracy-theory-donald-trump-a7687571.html

The problem is an ethical one in that, unlike the Daily Show or something similar, someone like Tucker Carlson presents himself as a serious journalist. There aren’t disclaimers or obvious contextual clues to indicate that he shouldn’t be trusted.

I trust The Daily Show over Fox anyday.

With Jon Stewart the daily show was a must watch,  Now its just  as shadow of its former self.