Sinclair Broadcasting Orders Local Anchors To Record Bizarre ‘Hostage’ Video
Media Bias,Fake News,Sinclair Broadcasting
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It’s being slammed on Twitter as a “hostage” video. Sinclair Broadcasting Group, which owns more than 170 U.S. TV stations, has ordered local news anchors across the country to read a script decrying “some media outlets” for “false news” and “fake stories.”
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