I may be dating myself, but I think the National Inquirer gets that prize. After all Fox was just a made for TV version of the tabloid

Nixon legalizing lobbying allowed for Fox to do what they did.

Agreed and they only rose the way they did because of the focused propaganda that the dumbest among us fell for. That and the destruction of the fairness doctrine!

Regan, and “trickle down” economics bullshit was the start in my opinion. Fox News is major accelerant of cult of stupidity.

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Rupert Murdock has been playing a long game to bring down democracy and the United States

Combine that with the algorithms of social media platforms like X and Facebook fueling racism and bigotry, and here we are. Welcome to #fascism

You're not wrong. Reagan gave murdoch a free pass.

Rush Limbaugh playing on repeat from the local station they bought out. It was 24/7 all they would play. The baby boomers ate it up and now we see those ideas full circle.

It was several things. Fox Entertainment is one. Citizens united is another . These greedy fucks are destroying our country. Believe me…THEY DONT CARE. So, we have to.

Agreed!

FoxNews was not the starting point but it certainly accelerated the decline of civil cooperation, misinformation and perhaps the end of democracy in the US.

Let’s drop the "News." From the beginning, the Aussie warlord Rupert Murdoch plan was for a conservative cable channel in the U.S. It’s not a news channel. Never was. Never will. Fox cable channel is a propaganda channel for the Trump administration and MAGA (what used to be the republican party)

Time to imprison then deport Murdoch. Enemy of the United States.

That and the blowhard Rush Limbaugh, or Limpnads, as I used to call him...

I personally believe it began with the pardoning of Richard Nixon, but Fox Noise certainly accelerated the process.

Reagan helped tremendously!

That is when I feel it started, His 1st election and everything changed…

I agree. They need to be destroyed.

Yep

Canada has it, too. Beware.

Reagan first. Then Limbaugh. Then Faux.

Correct.

...well, JFK getting shot was the real start, Watergate put it off at least until Reagan and the "trickle down" bullshit, which then created the fertile ground for Fox.

There are 'western style' democracies lin particular trouble atm, UK USA and Australia The major common factor in all 3 is Rupert Murdoch's malevolence!

Fox News should be banned or not be allowed to call itself News.

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1. Decline of unions has decimated the middle and working class. Reagan accelerated that by breaking ATC union. 2. Limbaugh having virtually no competition in the rural areas 3. Rise of right wing outlets including Fox, Newsmax, Breitbart et al. 4. Tax policy favoring the wealthy and ultra wealthy

The late great soccer manager Brian Clough got it right. He died 21 years ago so this was probably in the 80's or 90's. www.youtube.com/shorts/ndqoW...

Another immigrant gone rogue. We are deporting the wrong people.