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Nasty Jack

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Thu May 21, 2015, 01:18 PM May 2015

It's Official-Fox News Viewers Are Really That Dumb [View all]


In a 2011 PublicMind poll conducted by New Jersey's Farleigh Dickinson University, it was found that not only do Fox News viewers score lower on current events than viewers of other new channels when tested. This group actually knows "less correct information about current events than people who watch no television news at all," according to the report. Further, Dan Cassino, Professor of political science at Farleigh Dickinson University, revealed what we already know, that most Fox viewers are conservatives, which makes me come to the conclusion that Republicans are ill-informed. That would partially account for their stupid moves in Congress. Examples of this are Fox viewers erroneous fixations on Benghazi and President Obama’s birth certificate. Now I know that this study is dated but I'll bet that most thinking individuals will agree that Fox News has only gotten worse in its bogus reporting in the last four years.

Nasty Jack
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Watching Fox News causes one to be poorly informed Gothmog May 2015 #1
........ trusty elf May 2015 #2
When a picture nails a thousand idiots... calimary May 2015 #3
You don't like being infromed? Enthusiast May 2015 #6
Well, it depends on how you pronounce it. Now, if you say "infro-MED" I'm there! calimary May 2015 #9
Perfect! mountain grammy May 2015 #5
Very true... virgdem May 2015 #4
Yes but are they infromed? LynneSin May 2015 #7
yes, I read the sign... virgdem May 2015 #8
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