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During its broadcast of Trump’s post-indictment rally, PBS NewsHour added factual context to the former president’s claims. Right-wing “influencers” vowed revenge.

Trump’s CNN town-hall debacle is further proof of the dangers in a commercial media system that mainstreams lying demagogues for profit. 

Sinclair seems determined to get rid of local news and replace it with right-wing spin. And the company would reap rewards from two terrible journalism bills.

The CJPA would threaten the free exchange of ideas online, make it harder for websites to remove hateful content — and help the same companies that have destroyed local news.

The JCPA would prop up media conglomerates, harm local news, and amplify hate and disinformation. And this dangerous bill is moving fast.

Free Press Action and the Disinfo Defense League held a Capitol Hill briefing on the harms that privacy violations, digital redlining, hate speech and disinformation pose for communities of color and others who experience online discrimination. 

You might think that the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol had taught tech companies the dangers of election disinformation.