# Why can't Fox be easily detected? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [July 3, 2013, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-fox-be-easily-detected/662584 "2013-07-03T21:11:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2013, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-fox-be-easily-detected/662584/1 "2013-07-03T21:11:45Z")
Every time I pass by a TV with news on, occasionally I will wonder why it is blasting such idiotic things. I wish there were something, ideally in the lower left hand corner of the screen, that would let me know what channel it is. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2013, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-fox-be-easily-detected/662584/2 "2013-07-04T00:30:51Z")
There…is? Fox News has its station identification at the bottom left of the screen. Maybe I’m being wooshed here? ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2013, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-fox-be-easily-detected/662584/3 "2013-07-04T02:38:02Z")
An easier way to tell if you are watching fox is asking yourself, are the anchors either characters who look like actors in the movie Wall Street and/or are the anchors attractive blonde women. If yes to either it is probably fox news. ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2013, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-fox-be-easily-detected/662584/4 "2013-07-04T05:12:47Z")
This appears to be becoming a meme. …Stop it. ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2013, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-fox-be-easily-detected/662584/5 "2013-07-04T06:01:05Z")
With advances in computerized speech recognition and automated queries, it should soon be possible to have your smart TV access _[factcheck.org](http://factcheck.org)_ and reject non-factual news programs. Unfortunately, the feature will let the user specify the list of websites for fact-checking. Arguments about control of the remotes will escalate to a new level. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2013, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-fox-be-easily-detected/662584/6 "2013-07-04T06:49:18Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > Every time I pass by a TV with news on, occasionally I will wonder why it is blasting such idiotic things. I wish there were something, ideally in the lower left hand corner of the screen, that would let me know what channel it is. Well, there isn’t. But, if there’s a Republican involved in a scandal and the subtitle or newscrawl puts a (D) after his name, it’s probably Fox. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2013, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-fox-be-easily-detected/662584/7 "2013-07-04T09:55:45Z")
There is a thread in ATMB called “Why can’t Socks Be Easily Detected?” I suspect this is a parody of that OP. ---
**Author:** ![deltasigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2013, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-fox-be-easily-detected/662584/8 "2013-07-04T10:09:04Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > An easier way to tell if you are watching fox is asking yourself, are the anchors either characters who look like actors in the movie Wall Street and/or are the anchors attractive blonde women. If yes to either it is probably fox news. I would say, imagine what a 24hr news network run by the Aryan nation would look like. Now compare that to what you’re seeing. The closer you get to a 100% match, the more likely it is that you’re watching Fox. ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_Bowe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@Doug\_Bowe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_Bowe)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-fox-be-easily-detected/662584/9 "2013-07-08T21:49:31Z")
If we’re not being whooshed, I thought there WAS an ID of what you’re watching at the bottom corner of the screen. When I served on our local PBS board it was called “the bug.” ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2013, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-fox-be-easily-detected/662584/10 "2013-07-09T01:54:55Z")
> [@Captain\_Amazing](#): > > There…is? Fox News has its station identification at the bottom left of the screen. Maybe I’m being wooshed here? Why can’t mocks be easily detected? ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2013, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-fox-be-easily-detected/662584/11 "2013-07-09T17:10:51Z")
Yes, this wasn’t an entirely serious thread, as given away by my referring to their bug in the corner. Which doesn’t mean that I’m not mildly annoyed when I see a blatantly spinning or completely inaccurate headline and go “wtf” for a second before I realize it’s Fox. Which it _usually_ is, but not always. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-fox-be-easily-detected/662584/12 "2013-07-16T23:35:02Z")
I’ve heard that FOX hires those beautiful women because men will watch them. The words they’re saying don’t register but do penetrate into the subconscios mind. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2013, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-fox-be-easily-detected/662584/13 "2013-07-17T00:11:03Z")
Can’t you buy a gizmo that can change any public TV to a different channel of your choice? ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2013, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-fox-be-easily-detected/662584/14 "2013-07-17T16:31:24Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > **Why can’t Fox be easily detected?** Because the Fox that can be detected is not the true Fox. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2013, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-fox-be-easily-detected/662584/15 "2013-07-17T16:32:43Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > Can’t you buy a gizmo that can change any public TV to a different channel of your choice? No, there’s no such gizmo – but there is a gadget on the market, and a thingamajig too, with the functions you describe. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-fox-be-easily-detected/662584/16 "2013-07-19T13:30:58Z")
An easy test: if you are in the vicinity of a TV set and find yourself thinking uncharacteristically stupid things, check the station the TV set is tuned to – it’s probably Fox News. ---
**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-fox-be-easily-detected/662584/17 "2013-07-20T12:59:58Z")
Fox news nuts are fanatics, too. At work, they sneak around the place changing all the channels to Fox and one lady told me that “All the other channels are propaganda.” Yes, that is a quote. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-fox-be-easily-detected/662584/18 "2013-07-20T13:27:09Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Why can’t mocks be easily detected? This wins. That is all. ---
**Author:** ![Tethered\_Kite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a5b964/32.png) [@Tethered\_Kite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tethered_Kite)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-fox-be-easily-detected/662584/19 "2013-07-20T17:06:01Z")
Today I pulled some plants I thought were weeds. On closer inspection they weren’t. Why, oh why can’t phlox be easily detected? ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-fox-be-easily-detected/662584/20 "2013-07-20T18:52:08Z")
> [@Tethered\_Kite](#): > > Why, oh why can’t phlox be easily detected? Were they your wife’s favorite flowers? Even if so, you’d not want to trade places with [this guy, who wishes docks were easily detected](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQcoCM-pU-8). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-fox-be-easily-detected/662584.md?page=2)