Also, why are so many American news sites/channels so partisan and full of shit?
Roy Moore sexual misconduct report controversy[edit]
After the
Washington Post reported allegations against Alabama Senate candidate
Roy Moore that he had molested or made inappropriate sexual contact with a number of women under the age of 18 (including a 14-year old), One America News "became a source of both positive coverage and stories that could cast doubt on his accusers."
[30] In November 2017, One America News aired a segment citing a false rumor by an anonymous Twitter account that the
Washington Post had offered $1,000 to Roy Moore's accusers.
[31][32][33] One America News described the tweet as a "report" and described the tweeter as a "former Secret Service agent and Navy veteran".
[31][32] The Twitter account had a history of tweeting falsehoods and conspiracy theories; the Twitter account had also made repeated and inconsistent lies about its identity, including appropriating the identity of a Navy serviceman who died in 2007.
[32] After it was revealed that the story was a
hoax, One America News did not retract its report.
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During his Senate campaign, Roy Moore cited One America News when he defended himself against the accusations.
[34] Moore cited a One America News story that alleged that his "Accusers Have Ties to Drug Dealers &
Washington Post".
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During the night of the election, OANN announced that Moore had swept the election "by a large margin" when in actuality, Moore ended up losing the race.
[37] In its announcement, the network cited "unofficial polling" and the news anchor then extended the OAN CEO Robert Herring's congratulations to Moore on having run a "fine campaign."
[37] OAN's website also published an erroneous article claiming that Moore had won, writing that he won "despite attacks from democrats about unverified allegations."
[37] During election night, OAN also said that it had "reports that a number of people have been caught trying to sneak into voting booths and vote illegally"; however, Alabama Secretary of State’s office said that it had no credible reports of voter fraud.
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Conspiracy theory about David Hogg[edit]
In February 2018, One America News promoted a tweet suggesting David Hogg, a 17-year old survivor in the
Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, was "running cover" for his
FBI agent father.
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