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TexasTowelie

(116,749 posts)
Sun Jun 13, 2021, 11:22 PM Jun 2021

OAN, Trump's Favorite Fake News Network, Is Expanding in Florida

The right-wing One America News Network is best known for fawning over former President Donald Trump, promoting conspiracy theories of all kinds, and spreading outright lies.

The 2020 presidential election? That was rigged, according to the fake news outlet to end all fake news outlets. The elderly protester who was knocked down and bloodied by Brooklyn police during a George Floyd protest? He was an antifa plant trying to disrupt legitimate police business. Chemical attacks by Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad's regime on his own citizenry? Couldn't have happened — everyone loves him.

Since its founding in 2013, the network commonly known as One America News (OAN) has maintained a presence in Washington, D.C., San Diego, and New York City. Now the network is looking to establish a beachhead in Florida. On its website, the company says it is hiring a political correspondent and videographer to report from Tallahassee.

The hiring effort comes at an interesting time for Republican Party politics. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Trump disciple, is up for re-election in 2022 and has entered the national spotlight as a potential frontrunner for the 2024 presidential election. Despite criticism of DeSantis' response to the COVID-19 pandemic and his resistance to mask mandates and shutdowns, he has declared himself victorious in the fight and has legions of supporters who agree.

Read more: https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/oan-one-america-news-is-coming-to-florida-12339168

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OAN, Trump's Favorite Fake News Network, Is Expanding in Florida (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jun 2021 OP
We definitely do not need them to set up shop here. Dreampuff Jun 2021 #1

Dreampuff

(778 posts)
1. We definitely do not need them to set up shop here.
Thu Jun 17, 2021, 02:32 PM
Jun 2021

I had a friend for over 16 years who kept telling me strange things and then I learned they watched oan so I checked it out and was absolutely horrified at some of their news stories. A network like that should not legally be allowed.

And the sad end to my story? Unfortunately our friendship ended several months ago. That Network and the lies they believe made it impossible for our friendship to continue.😭😭😭

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