Four Corners ‘materially misled’ audience with Fox News episodes: ACMA
A two-part Four Corners investigation into Fox News and its reporting of the Donald Trump presidency breached accuracy and fairness requirements in the ABC’s code of practice, Australia’s media regulator has found after a year-long investigation.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority probed the two episodes of “Fox and the Big Lie” helmed by investigative journalist Sarah Ferguson and broadcast on ABC TV in August 2021. For the series, Four Corners spoke to media commentators and former executives at Rupert Murdoch’s 24-hour news network about its coverage of former US president Donald Trump.
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