Fox got caught this week with their hand in the cookie jar, or should I say the ham sandwich. They went on-air with a flat out made up story. The story involved a ham steak being placed in front of Muslim students as a prank in a middle school in Maine. Fox News Channel believed a parody site that said that an Anti-Ham Response Plan had been implemented at the school to fight against ham sandwiches – and ran with the story on-air.
You know they wanted to believe the story. They ran it because it's the kind of thing Fox eats up. They love to ham up these fake stories of political correctness. And this involved making fun of sensitive Muslims, even better. Fox was in hog heaven.
This is their silly "War on Christmas" type of story on crack. Instead of embellishing and making up stories on their own, this time they made the mistake of using an actual parody that could be proven to be fake. That was their real error. They're usually savvier than that.
I have called Fox, "Fake News Channel" before because of their penchant for putting so much bias in stories that they aren't representative of reality. That's actually a much worse transgression than this because there they convince the mainstream media to cover real stories with their false slant -- and the press usually falls for it. In this case, it's good to see that they lived up to the title of literally being the Fake News Channel.
I remember when Fox News demanded that all of the CBS producers and anchors be fired when they went with an uncorroborated story on-air. I am sure they will apply the same standard to their staff, right?
61. Oh my goodness, seriously all of you who are defending Fox news, are you all suffering from some type of mental illness. Denial! News should equal responsible journalism. It is the source most Americans get thier info from therefore, they should RESEARCH throughly not FAKE ASS it and report it to the public. Lazy Fox reporters should all be fired.
Bush + Dick + FOX = LIES at 3:48PM on Apr 28th 2007
62. P.s We all know those of you who are defending Fox news in this blog are Fox employees faking to be loyal viewers. LOL thats sad.
Bush + Dick + FOX = LIES at 3:50PM on Apr 28th 2007
63. Cent just a few simple questions whichwill require very little of your time and honesty. 1-did this incident happen at the schholand are the Police investigating this as a possible hate crime?? 2-Is the school treating this as a serious matter that did happen? Or has school said this incident never happened?
Just a little time and honesty will be required to answer.Thanks Bob
ABC, NBC, CBS, & CNN.. ALL run news stories that fit their liberal view of things!! Where you been, fool? Oh, wait, you really do think these outfits provide "objective" reporting, without any liberal bias, huh? At least I have the intellectual integrity to admit and accept Fox has a conservative bias, and I LIKE IT. You keep shoving that liberal mendacity...it's what keeps you liberals looking so laughable.
65. I'm a centrist. I read and watch all to try to figure things out.
Faux promotes itself as fair and balanced and is as obviously slanted as it can get. It is perhaps THE most slanted in the business. It's the promotion that annoys me. Just own it. Meanwhile all the right side screams and screams about that unfair tilting left press and blames everything on them while supporting the Faux network. So, it's O.K. if you support leaning news but not those other guys? I so do not get the rules anymore.
66. Faux News Network...so anxious to push their propaganda, they have to make up stuff. Remember the picture of Sean Hannity and the gay marine porn star who complained about being called a baby-killer at school? Hannity was on this story like stink on a skunk, and the gay audition jokes were flying!
67. Now lets see! We have committee hearings on Gonzalez bad memory in regards to district attorney firings, hearings on Iraq and real reasons for going to war, Libby's lying and covering up the criminal act of the White House in regards to leaking a C.I.A. agent name to the press, missing emails, illegal use of white house computers for Republican fund raising, lying and covering up stories involving our soldiers and their deaths (example Jessica Lynch & Pat Tillman, etc.), THE SHAME OF ALL SHAMES!!! and today we have the Director of Forein Affairs resigning, oops caught in a Call Girl Ring. This covers only part of the Conservative right and boy have they had a field day! This administration has really weakened our Great Country with its unethical dealings, corrupt policies, lack of respect for our Constitution and LIES, LIES, LIES. Our armed services are broken, along with the F.B.I., C.I.A. and more; I'm proud to be a Liberal today and thank God Bush's reign is almost over. To bad we can't rush it and Impeach!
68. Neo-Conservatives will go with anything that will reinforce their delusion. Which is why FakeNews Continues to be so popular. They are dug in like ticks with this. They are deathly afraid of anything that resembles reality. The fact that this story of ham sandwiches was a canard is irrelevant, and the neocons will simply turn a blind eye. FakeNews producers had a hand in skewing media coverage to enable Bush to steal the 2000 elections. Why would they not continue to embelish to keep the party going?
69. IN YOUR FOX-BASHING PIECE YOU YOU THE TERM "SENSITIVE MUSLIM". CONSIDERING THAT 99% OF THE TERRORIST ATTACKS THAT HAVE ACCURED AROUND THE GLOBE IN THE LAST 25 YRS WHERE AT THE HANDS OF MUSLIMS.....I BELIEVE THAT WOULD MAKE YOU TERM AN OXYMORON.....AND YOU.....JUST A PLAIN MORON.
70. Please tell me that all the commentors on this site have gone to where FOX got this "story." The producers http://www.associatedcontent.com/nickplagman are way cheesier than wikipedia.org. For an overview of how they decide who a reporter is, click on the upper right hand link. It's almost funnier than Jeff Gannon! (Male prostitute and late-night visitor at the White House.)
71. Mr. Tefft, do you remember when one Senetor by the last name of Foley was caught doing very bad things with young boys??? Well, Mr Tefft your fair and balance "Fox News Channel" put his name up with a D-for Democrat. Not once, but twice... Hmmmm never bothered to correct their "mistake". Mr. Tefft, your Mr. Foley is a Republican, not a Democrat. Furthermore, do you remember Scooter???? Everyone responsible media out there reported the breaking news as.. "MR. Libby found guilty on four counts". BUT..... your Noise channel, fair and balance Fox, reported the news as Libby innocent on one count.
Please sir, wake up!! As joe suggested. Read a book, don't just watch the movie. The movies tend to re-write the script. Really, your good guys...??? Hmmm not so much!!!
72. Ter, If this story is actually true, then where is the story where the kids or their parents are prosecuted for a hate crime, which they should be in America? The only culture we are allowed to hate in America is American culture. And at least if it is true, FOX is the only entity willing to save our children from this hamocaust.
74. Oh puleeze. Fox is no more representative of conservatism than CNN is of liberalism. Does anyone really pay attention to editorializing journalists anymore? Put on your devil's advocate hat for a change and use your brain.
No journalist is going to give an unbiased story. Period. You are better off reading the Associated Press headlines and filling in the blanks.
75. Checkmoot is obviously joking or insane. Everyone and his SISTER know that George W. Bush "checked the box" on the forms to NOT go to Vietnam and that he hid out in the National Guard ( from which he went AWOL for all intents and purposes)! Verily
Mo Rocca appears on a bunch of shows, including CBS News Sunday Morning (with the indescribably wonderful Charles Osgood), The Tonight Show on NBC, and NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! He's a sometime judge on Iron Chef and was featured on Telemundo's Amore Descarado. Last year he starred on Broadway in the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. His expose "All the President's Pets" was published by Crown in 2004.
Mo Rocca appears on a bunch of shows, including CBS News Sunday Morning (with
the indescribably wonderful Charles Osgood), The Tonight Show on NBC, and NPR's
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! He's a sometime judge on Iron Chef and was featured
on Telemundo's Amore Descarado. Last year he starred on Broadway in the 25th
Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. His expose "All the President's Pets" was
published by Crown in 2004.
Reader Comments ( Page 5 of 12)
61. Oh my goodness, seriously all of you who are defending Fox news, are you all suffering from some type of mental illness. Denial! News should equal responsible journalism. It is the source most Americans get thier info from therefore, they should RESEARCH throughly not FAKE ASS it and report it to the public. Lazy Fox reporters should all be fired.
Bush + Dick + FOX = LIES at 3:48PM on Apr 28th 2007
62. P.s We all know those of you who are defending Fox news in this blog are Fox employees faking to be loyal viewers. LOL thats sad.
Bush + Dick + FOX = LIES at 3:50PM on Apr 28th 2007
63. Cent just a few simple questions whichwill require very little of your time and honesty.
1-did this incident happen at the schholand are the Police investigating this as a possible hate crime??
2-Is the school treating this as a serious matter that did happen? Or has school said this incident never happened?
Just a little time and honesty will be required to answer.Thanks Bob
ROBERT OKANE at 4:38PM on Apr 28th 2007
64. Hey Bsmart,
ABC, NBC, CBS, & CNN.. ALL run news stories that fit their liberal view of things!! Where you been, fool? Oh, wait, you really do think these outfits provide "objective" reporting, without any liberal bias, huh? At least I have the intellectual integrity to admit and accept Fox has a conservative bias, and I LIKE IT. You keep shoving that liberal mendacity...it's what keeps you liberals looking so laughable.
Joe at 4:22PM on Apr 28th 2007
65. I'm a centrist. I read and watch all to try to figure things out.
Faux promotes itself as fair and balanced and is as obviously slanted as it can get. It is perhaps THE most slanted in the business. It's the promotion that annoys me. Just own it. Meanwhile all the right side screams and screams about that unfair tilting left press and blames everything on them while supporting the Faux network. So, it's O.K. if you support leaning news but not those other guys? I so do not get the rules anymore.
Susan at 4:46PM on Apr 28th 2007
66. Faux News Network...so anxious to push their propaganda, they have to make up stuff. Remember the picture of Sean Hannity and the gay marine porn star who complained about being called a baby-killer at school? Hannity was on this story like stink on a skunk, and the gay audition jokes were flying!
FIRSTSAI at 4:49PM on Apr 28th 2007
67. Now lets see! We have committee hearings on Gonzalez bad memory in regards to district attorney firings, hearings on Iraq and real reasons for going to war, Libby's lying and covering up the criminal act of the White House in regards to leaking a C.I.A. agent name to the press, missing emails, illegal use of white house computers for Republican fund raising, lying and covering up stories involving our soldiers and their deaths (example Jessica Lynch & Pat Tillman, etc.), THE SHAME OF ALL SHAMES!!! and today we have the Director of Forein Affairs resigning, oops caught in a Call Girl Ring. This covers only part of the Conservative right and boy have they had a field day! This administration has really weakened our Great Country with its unethical dealings, corrupt policies, lack of respect for our Constitution and LIES, LIES, LIES. Our armed services are broken, along with the F.B.I., C.I.A. and more; I'm proud to be a Liberal today and thank God Bush's reign is almost over. To bad we can't rush it and Impeach!
F. J. at 12:23PM on Apr 14th 2008
68. Neo-Conservatives will go with anything that will reinforce their delusion. Which is why FakeNews Continues to be so popular. They are dug in like ticks with this. They are deathly afraid of anything that resembles reality. The fact that this story of ham sandwiches was a canard is irrelevant, and the neocons will simply turn a blind eye. FakeNews producers had a hand in skewing media coverage to enable Bush to steal the 2000 elections. Why would they not continue to embelish to keep the party going?
Larry at 6:04PM on Apr 28th 2007
69. IN YOUR FOX-BASHING PIECE YOU YOU THE TERM "SENSITIVE MUSLIM". CONSIDERING THAT 99% OF THE TERRORIST ATTACKS THAT HAVE ACCURED AROUND THE GLOBE IN THE LAST 25 YRS WHERE AT THE HANDS OF MUSLIMS.....I BELIEVE THAT WOULD MAKE YOU TERM AN OXYMORON.....AND YOU.....JUST A PLAIN MORON.
TOM DANIALS at 7:39PM on Apr 28th 2007
70. Please tell me that all the commentors on this site have gone to where FOX got this "story." The producers http://www.associatedcontent.com/nickplagman are way cheesier than wikipedia.org. For an overview of how they decide who a reporter is, click on the upper right hand link. It's almost funnier than Jeff Gannon! (Male prostitute and late-night visitor at the White House.)
lil_turk at 7:55PM on Apr 28th 2007
71. Mr. Tefft, do you remember when one Senetor by the last name of Foley was caught doing very bad things with young boys??? Well, Mr Tefft your fair and balance "Fox News Channel" put his name up with a D-for Democrat. Not once, but twice... Hmmmm never bothered to correct their "mistake". Mr. Tefft, your Mr. Foley is a Republican, not a Democrat. Furthermore, do you remember Scooter???? Everyone responsible media out there reported the breaking news as.. "MR. Libby found guilty on four counts". BUT..... your Noise channel, fair and balance Fox, reported the news as Libby innocent on one count.
Please sir, wake up!! As joe suggested. Read a book, don't just watch the movie. The movies tend to re-write the script. Really, your good guys...??? Hmmm not so much!!!
PB at 8:00PM on Apr 28th 2007
72. Ter,
If this story is actually true, then where is the story where the kids or their parents are prosecuted for a hate crime, which they should be in America? The only culture we are allowed to hate in America is American culture. And at least if it is true, FOX is the only entity willing to save our children from this hamocaust.
bushsbloodbath at 8:34PM on Apr 28th 2007
73. my god ! if the libs are that worried, they should have a field day with the new york slimes oops times !
jackie at 9:00AM on Apr 29th 2007
74. Oh puleeze. Fox is no more representative of conservatism than CNN is of liberalism. Does anyone really pay attention to editorializing journalists anymore? Put on your devil's advocate hat for a change and use your brain.
No journalist is going to give an unbiased story. Period. You are better off reading the Associated Press headlines and filling in the blanks.
art at 9:25PM on Apr 28th 2007
75. Checkmoot is obviously joking or insane. Everyone and his SISTER know that George W. Bush "checked the box" on the forms to NOT go to Vietnam and that he hid out in the National Guard ( from which he went AWOL for all intents and purposes)!
Verily
verily at 9:36PM on Apr 28th 2007