Defenders of Democracy Against Disinformation
A clearinghouse of concrete actions individuals and groups can take to:
1) stop the normalization of disinformation, and 2) reduce their own contributions to the revenue of companies that profit from disinformation.
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TAKE ACTION!
Help Crowdfund a Fox Defamation Lawsuit
Re-posted from March because Ms. Jankowicz continues to suffer harassment
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Fox "News" is a factory for lies about individuals, many of whom are not well-known public figures. These lies not only convey false information, they are also delivered with shading that is overly personal and insulting and invites online harassment from viewers. These are not one-off lies, even though a single truly defamatory statement is sufficient to rule against the defendant in a defamation lawsuit. When tallied, their frequency and the time period over which the lies are spewed can be astounding.
Take, for example, the case of Nina Jankowicz, who was appointed a year ago to the poorly titled Disinformation Governance Board in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The Board was falsely identified immediately by the right-wing media as a conspiracy to censor speech. In the ensuing coverage from Fox, Ms. Jankowicz's professional role and personal character were the subject of 900 malign comments over a 9-month period, long after she resigned. You can see a sample of them in this video.
Learn more here about why and how to join the crowdfunding to support Ms. Jankowicz in her pursuit of a defamation lawsuit against Fox.
Don't Let Fox Raise Your TV Bill!
Spectrum/Charter, Infinity/Comcast and Cox may be in negotiations with Fox Corporation about fees charged for Fox "News." The channel is already way overpriced and Fox will be pushing to increase its fee to be even more exorbitant. If you subscribe to TV through one of these companies, join Media Matters' NoFoxFee campaign to push back on having to increase your subsidy of a network you'd rather not support at all.
(Spectrum/Charter subscribers can go a step further and take advantage of TV Choice, which allows them to go completely Fox-News-free.)
Mark Your
Calendar!
Fox Propaganda -- What activists can do
Media and Democracy Project Meeting
Sign up here for the Media and Democracy Project's upcoming sessions in a continuing series on strategies complementing DDAD's for fighting back against Fox propaganda. The sessions are scheduled for 7-8:30 pm ET every two weeks.
DDAD Campaigns
to Defend Democracy!
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Change The Channel
Campaign
Make the case that extremist news channels stirring up anger are not a good fit for businesses and public places!
Campaign for
Fox-News-Free TV
Sorry to say, it's unlikely you will succeed in asking your TV provider to just pluck Fox News out of your current package. Find out what can work to stop supporting Fox.
Protest Alex Jones'
Infowars
being broadcast to Atlanta and the northern half of GA
In a few minutes you can protest WGKA broadcasting this vile grifter to an area with a potential audience in the millions.
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