The Sinclair Broadcasting Group ignited a firestorm of controversy this March when it pushed a politically charged report through dozens of its small and local TV news outlets. The report, which was assigned to local stations as a Must Run segment, was a denunciation of so-called fake news and a seeming plea for readers to always be mindful of the source when receiving information. (The video in the preceding link is a Must See!)
The backlash this report received from across the political spectrum is, therefore, somewhat ironic. The consensus among media observers is that Sinclair is engaging in widespread ideological manipulation of Americans but Americans just dont seem to care...