It seems to me that Fox News has always seemed a bit problematic if you wanted to follow the news. Sometimes it was a slant I thought missed the essence of a story. Sometimes it was just what they chose to cover and what they chose to ignore. But I have found some articles that seemed OK.

Now comes the news (no surprise) that coverage of the recent protests which they have characterized as riots. I thing the overwhelming majority have been peaceful but there were occasional instance of looting or destruction of property. It the seems they misrepresented Seattle protest.

This is from the Seattle Times article Fox News runs digitally altered images in coverage of Seattle’s protests, Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone

Fox News published digitally altered and misleading photos on stories about Seattle’s Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) in what photojournalism experts called a clear violation of ethical standards for news organizations.

As part of a package of stories Friday about the zone, where demonstrators have taken over several city blocks on Capitol Hill after Seattle police abandoned the East Precinct, Fox’s website for much of the day featured a photo of a man standing with a military-style rifle in front of what appeared to be a smashed retail storefront.

The image was actually a mashup of photos from different days, taken by different photographers — it was done by splicing a Getty Images photo of an armed man, who had been at the protest zone June 10, with other images from May 30 of smashed windows in downtown Seattle. Another altered image combined the gunman photo with yet another image, making it appear as though he was standing in front of a sign declaring “You are now entering Free Cap Hill.”

Read the whole article about this unethical behavior of Fox News. They used to claim to be fair and balanced. Obviously that is no longer the case. Is there a better example of fake news?