Media Matters Campaign to Deplatform Fox News Off Cable and Satellite Systems Gains Ground With Democrat Hearing in Congress This Week
The campaign by Democrat Party front group Media Matters for America to get Fox News removed from cable TV systems is gaining ground this month with a column by The New York Times’ Nicholas Kristof and a Democrat-led House hearing this Wednesday targeting cable and satellite operators who carry Fox, Newsmax and OANN.
The current push is based on accusations by liberals that Fox, Newsmax and OANN broadcast disinformation about the COVID pandemic and the 2020 presidential election. However, Media Matters has a campaign that preceded the current controversies, launched in 2019, called “UnFoxMyCableBox” urging liberals to demand that they stop being charged for Fox News and Fox Business as part of bundled fees.
