Media watchdog finds two breaches in documentary on 2020 US election but broadcaster says ruling will have ‘negative consequences’ for public interest journalism
In a 60-page report, Acma rejected six of Fox’s allegations of editorial breaches and upheld two. The authority found Fox and the Big Lie did not breach impartiality standards, but said it “came close to, but did not breach, the high bar set by the impartiality standards in the ABC’s code”.
Acma said the ABC omitted relevant contextual information in the program in a way that materially misled the audience in its reporting on the appearance of Fox News presenters at a Trump rally and by failing to report on the role social media played in inciting the Capitol Hill riots. “This was a comprehensive investigation analysing the role Fox News played in helping promulgate the ‘big lie’ – that the 2020 US Presidential election was stolen.”
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