# This Just In...Fox News Channel is bunch of lying fucks **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 22, 2021, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180 "2021-01-22T06:13:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 108
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2025, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180/2142 "2025-04-08T03:38:52Z")
> **[Fox News - Breaking News Updates | Latest News Headlines | Photos & News...](https://www.foxnews.com/)** > > Breaking News, Latest News and Current News from FOXNews.com. Breaking news and video. Latest Current News: U.S., World, Entertainment, Health, Business, Technology, Politics, Sports. Phone doesn’t like that url for good reason. Fox viewers have no idea the stock market is melting down if that is their sole news source. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2025, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180/2143 "2025-04-08T03:46:45Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > Fox viewers have no idea the stock market is melting down if that is their sole news source. No doubt. All part of the plan. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2025, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180/2144 "2025-04-08T20:53:27Z")
Over on Fox News, nothing once again about a dropping stock market. Seriously - NOTHING. Scroll to the very bottom of the page and you have many hundreds of articles but if you search for “dow” or “stock”, no hits. Guess what the lead article is? “HAPPENING NOW: President Trump signs executive order boosting US coal industry” Fuck yeah! That is how you Make America Great Again! ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2025, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180/2145 "2025-04-09T01:31:58Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > Go to Fox [News.com](http://News.com) right now. What do you see? Once I got past the intractable cnet hijack……the only story about the effect on tariffs was a story quoting a Trump Adminstration official who said tariffs wouldn’t make the price of eggs go up. I’m surprised they weren’t cheering the recent drop in oil prices, which is only happening because tariffs will paralyze international trade, which is very oil intensive. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2025, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180/2146 "2025-04-09T01:43:22Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > but if you search for “dow” or “stock”, no hits. I searched for “stock” and the first hit I got was “Stock markets crashing in response to tariff announcement” though that was a news headline from 5 days ago. But, yeah, on the front page it’s pretty buried. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2025, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180/2147 "2025-04-09T01:51:52Z")
A couple days ago, I heard him, or one of his lackeys, wonder why coal miners would need PBS. Ahem, because there are coal miners who WATCH it, even if it’s just “Sesame Street” with their kids? ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2025, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180/2148 "2025-04-09T02:00:54Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > I searched for “stock” and the first hit I got was “Stock markets crashing in response to tariff announcement” though that was a news headline from 5 days ago. But, yeah, on the front page it’s pretty buried. They just had to go and prove me wrong. They are now featuring a story on the stock market collapse. And by featuring, I wonder if you can locate on this screenshot (spoiler below image): [![](https://i.imgur.com/VvFT3iT.png) ](https://i.imgur.com/VvFT3iT.png) Bottom left is the headline news. Also, slides 300 points? Nice cherry picking of data since it’s down over 4000 in the last 5 days. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2025, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180/2149 "2025-04-09T02:42:12Z")
Also, that is down over 1780 points from the intraday _peak_. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2025, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180/2150 "2025-04-09T02:44:23Z")
Just a gentle slide! Not a precipitous drop as all the fearmongers are hawking. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2025, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180/2151 "2025-04-09T02:50:06Z")
**Fox ‘’‘News’‘’ Talking Head** : No one is jumping out of windows like when the Depression started. **Fox ‘’‘News’‘’ Liberal DEI Hire** : That’s because the windows are sealed shut and can’t open. **Fox ‘’‘News’‘’ Talking Head** : Like I said, no one is jumping out of windows like when the Depression started. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2025, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180/2152 "2025-04-09T15:02:34Z")
This morning they are reporting on the stock market, but trying to put a positive spin on it. Check out the headline below. If only they waited like three minutes to see it shit the bed, once again. We are currently down 300 points on the day, so a net of 500 since they cherry-picked their data point from. And yes, I know I’m cherry-picking, but I’m not a news agency desperately trying to put any sort of positive spin on this absolute shit-show. [![](https://i.imgur.com/FTp9g8z.png) ](https://i.imgur.com/FTp9g8z.png) ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2025, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180/2153 "2025-04-09T15:24:12Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > And yes, I know I’m cherry-picking, but I’m not a news agency… Well, Fox is not a news agency either. It’s the new Ministry of Truth, the propaganda arm of the conservative movement, the mirror that reflects back to the narcissistic right what they want to see. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2025, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180/2154 "2025-04-09T21:23:42Z")
Fox Headline : Stocks skyrocket as Trump eases tariffs on some, punishes China even more Meanwhile, Dow is still down about 8% since inauguration day. ---
**Author:** ![FordPrefect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@FordPrefect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordPrefect)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2025, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180/2155 "2025-04-09T23:42:32Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > Fox Headline : Stocks skyrocket as Trump eases tariffs What are the chances that Trump and Co. made off like bandits shorting the stock market? I heard somewhere that Trump’s economic advisors are former hedge fund strategists, isn’t this type of market surfing their bread and butter? ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2025, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180/2156 "2025-04-10T01:03:31Z")
That’s kinda what I’m thinking. His Truth Social post was a message to his friends. ---
**Author:** ![FordPrefect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@FordPrefect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordPrefect)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2025, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180/2157 "2025-04-10T02:12:33Z")
I saw that news after I made my post, yikes… As a Hitchhiker’s fan, I am looking forward to a future version of the Encyclopedia Galactica to travel back in time with its hopeful message about the revolution.. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2025, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180/2158 "2025-04-10T04:07:05Z")
> [@FordPrefect](#): > > What are the chances that Trump and Co. made off like bandits shorting the stock market? I don’t think this was a coinkydink (I wonder what his personal slush fund stock is called?): > **[Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/114308272725981913)** > > THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!! DJT ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2025, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180/2159 "2025-04-10T04:09:38Z")
> [@FordPrefect](#): > > I am looking forward to a future version of the Encyclopedia Galactica to travel back in time with its hopeful message about the revolution Just turn to the part that mentions Felon-ONE – if you describe him as “_Mostly_ hamless”, we will know not to trust that edition. ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2025, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180/2160 "2025-04-10T05:22:31Z")
> [@FordPrefect](#): > > > [@wguy123](#): > > > > Fox Headline : Stocks skyrocket as Trump eases tariffs > > What are the chances that Trump and Co. made off like bandits shorting the stock market? I’d be astonished if insider trading HADN’T been taking place on a monumental scale. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2025, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180/2161 "2025-04-10T10:40:02Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > Meanwhile, Dow is still down about 8% since inauguration day. Yup, I saw my biggest daily gain ever yesterday. I’m still in hole from where it would have been. Not jumping for joy here. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180.md?page=107) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180.md?page=109)