After watching the documentary, I was very surprised at what Fox News did differently compared to other news networks that aired on primetime television. I learned that Fox News often broke "fake" news stories that got the public frantic. An example of one of the news streams was President Bush getting elected to presidency. It was not confirmed by the polls and Fox News heavily on the projected vote of the Eastern half of the United States, instead of using hard vote to break the story. In other words, President Bush never had half the votes Fox News said he did, and he ended up losing but it was reported that he won. Likewise, Fox was charged for reporting false news, and the drama unfolded from there.
I also learned that Fox News often used shows as a "propaganda technique," and I never realized how networks had the ability to do that. To manipulate the audience to believing something is true, even though in reality it isn't the case. If you grew up your whole life watching primarily Fox News, chances are, some of the information that was reported could turn out to be false. They lacked accountability, and shame on them for having their viewers brainwashed and not apprehend from what is true and what is false.
One thing I did not know before is about Fox's personal attacks on then 2004 presidential candidate John Kerry. The candidate was attacked by Fox after his heritage revealed mostly French descent, and the station went after him because if he was not from the United States, he shouldn't be able to run for president. It turns out, as revealed in the documentary, Outfoxed, most of the reporters and families at the Fox News station, were supporters in the Bush/Cheney campaign. Bush basically gained on the Kerry negative publicity, and eventually take a short lead.
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