Actually, there is a mechanism available to address these issues. the Fox network has many network-owned affiliates across the country. All those affiliates REQUIRE licenses from the FCC to broadcast and are ONLY granted licenses to broadcast in the Public interest. So, if enough people from the communities in question were to show up at the annual License renewal hearings with video and documentary evidence, they could get those affiliates' licenses yanked. After all, how is the public interest served by manipulating photographs, repeating known falsehoods as facts and even suing in Florida state courts for the right to lie in their broadcasts?
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