Okay dude, I am saying this with the intent of reaching out and not being condescending... So please don't take this the wrong way.

You really, really have it twisted with what is happening with Fox News. The reason this is such a big story for other reporters and the reason this is catching all kinds of attention (including from pandering talking heads on the left who are way too gleeful about it) is because it really is an epic shit show.

Fox has been caught - from the head and owner of the network down to the individual star reporters - admitting that they know they are lying and pushing an unfair narrative and that the right-wing politicians on their shows are known to be liars, grifters, and that they cannot stand them. And then they get on TV every night and literally do the opposite. It's proven, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that Fox is purposefully lying with the explicit intention of manipulating its audience.

That's, well, fucking huge. Because while all news outlets still suffer the "we need to tell this story so we can get ratings and help market it to our audience," it is never really outright and blatant lies. And there certainly is never an incredibly detailed digital papertrail showing that everybody is in on the lie.

Places that call themselves news need to report the news or else what they are doing is, well, against the law when they lie about companies and people. They committed libel and defamation and are undermining democracy. This was sorta well known within the public because it was so blatant (which is why late night show hosts have been skewering Fox since the early 90s), but to have it revealed in such a way and being so blatant means that they've finally been caught red handed. Their lies are done with a forethought and intention to deceive the public for malicious intent.

As multiple lawyers and even lawyer-educators who teach law school have said, they can't even use this case as a test of students because it's such an obvious and thorough slam-dunk of a case with a very obvious ending.

Edit: Just gonna downvote me on both replies and refuse to talk about it? You know I have sources, dude. Sounds like reality hurts.