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The Georgia town hall, where Trump took questions on reproductive laws, transgender rights and other issues, aired Wednesday morning. But Fox News did not disclose that the female audience it selected for the event was packed with local Republican supporters and the network edited its broadcast to remove some of their vocal advocacy of Trump.

The Georgia Federation of Republican Women wrote on its Facebook page Wednesday that the group helped host the event, posting photos from the venue and writing they were “Super excited for the opportunity of hosting this event right here in Georgia!”

Shortly after CNN reached out to the group and Fox News about their role, the post was edited to state they were “excited for the opportunity of attending this event right here in Georgia!”

. . . The first question posed to Trump at the town hall came from a woman identified as Lisa, who asked the former president a question about the economy. The network did not disclose that Lisa is also the president of the Fulton County Republican Women group.

. . . “I want to thank you for coming to a room full of women the current administration would consider domestic terrorists,” a woman named Alicia said to laughter from the audience before a question about foreign policy.

But a portion of Alicia’s question was edited by Fox News to remove her admission that she was voting for Trump.

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[–] Lexam@lemmy.world 178 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I just assumed it was his supporters.

[–] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 106 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

Yup, I think everyone outside of Fox News knew it was just a thinly-veiled Trump rally, but Fox's editing out comments from the audience members that they already were Trump supporters is the really damning part. Fox News knew it was supposed to look neutral and that is an admission that they were trying to hide it.

[–] sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 26 points 1 month ago (2 children)

In case you didn't already know that Fox News is just a propaganda arm of the GOP.

[–] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

It's propatainment.

[–] Blum0108@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Next you'll tell me that water is wet.

[–] Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Fox News knew it was supposed to look neutral and that is an admission that they were trying to hide it.

Fox (a) hasn't been trying to hide their support for Trump for years, and (b) is not even considered legally news, by their own admission. It's "entertainment". And they get away with being so heavily biased by basically saying that they're heavily biased in order to entertain an audience that just happens to lean heavily to the right.

At least they got actual women. Half of me was expecting the people asking the questions to be Trump family members wearing bad wigs and fake noses.

Meh, this broadcast isn't to turn anyone onto trump but provide cover for the bigots that are, "undecided." If they see there is no social condemnation for voting for trump they will happily show up to the polls. They will also flip their shit if anyone dares call them out having been thoroughly duped.

[–] tpihkal@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah, I don't see why this is news.

[–] Dragonstaff@leminal.space 4 points 1 month ago

Journalistic ethics means disclosing this sort of thing. It probably is good to point out, just so that norms don't get completely forgotten, but, yeah, this shouldn't surprise anyone.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 38 points 1 month ago

Lying weasels doing lying weasel things. Actually, comparing these disgusting pieces of human excrement to weasels is an insult to weasels.

[–] Kalysta@lemm.ee 36 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The fact that so many women support him is disgusting.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

I’ve seen black people supporting him, immigrants supporting him, … people got the brain rot these days. And fucking Biden still hasn’t plugged the hole that gives presidents unlimited powers! Fuck that. Either use it to clean the Supreme Court or gut it before the election is over.

[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago

Well, of course they would. If they didn't, their husbands would beat them.

[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 30 points 1 month ago (1 children)

why would anyone else subject themselves to an hour of trump nonsense?

[–] Makeitstop@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Because they can't find him on a golf course anymore?

[–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 30 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The Onion needs another one of those repeating articles for FOX News.

"Shitty network masquerading as a news organization does shitty partisan thing"

"Shitty propaganda channel masquerading as a news organization continues spreading blatant lies that anyone who pays attention could disprove in 12 seconds"

[–] slurpeesoforion@startrek.website 25 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm just surprised they could find enough women willing to be in the same room with him.

[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There are a lot of self hating women out there, I guess.

[–] orcrist@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

That's true but it's not so simple. Let's assume many of those women are racist and sexist and xenophobic. How do they choose which candidate to vote for?

One would hope that the answer to that question begins with becoming a less s***** human being, but if you assume that they're not going to make improvements in their own moral character, at least not in the short run, then they have this weird choice to make.

[–] cultsuperstar@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Duh? Of course they're going to stack the audience with his supporters.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You know that and we know that but guess who doesn’t know that.

Basically all of Fox's viewer base, except for the small percentage that just hate-watch them.

[–] maniajack@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

That Bloomberg news interview probably did the same thing, I couldn't believe some of the garbage parts of the crowd were clapping at.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

Fox “news”.

[–] Steve@startrek.website 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah... I'm still fucking pissed about it, but I knew they were going to pull this bullshit...

Where's the BiAsEd MeDiA complaints now Magoos? Oh that's right, you never actually gave a shit, you just want to "win" at all costs.

[–] Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

It's projection. Just like everything else Trump says.

He doesn't want "unbiased media", and neither do his supporters. They want a media that's heavily biased towards them. And to a degree, his tactics work. Either out of fear of losing access to Trump, fear he'll post a mean tweet, or just a desire to "appear" unbiased, they will withhold criticism, throw him softball questions, edit unflattering footage, and give his word salads credibility by treating them as if they're serious issues that should be discussed. So in that way, he gets the coverage he wants.

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So it was a Potemkin village of a Town Hall event then?

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Yup. With a lotta flags.

[–] itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I thought they would just kidnap enough women off the street to fill the audience.

[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The alternative facts crowd

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

They’re still mad about the Bowling Green Massacre

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago
[–] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

At least CNN is reporting it. Although I now feel he’s got it in the bag. He’s the father of IVF for godsake