{"id":2380947,"date":"2024-12-17T11:36:03","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T16:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-way-to-stop-the-media-from-lying-is-to-make-them-pay\/"},"modified":"2024-12-17T11:39:07","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T16:39:07","slug":"the-way-to-stop-the-media-from-lying-is-to-make-them-pay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-way-to-stop-the-media-from-lying-is-to-make-them-pay\/","title":{"rendered":"The Way To Stop The Media From Lying Is To Make Them Pay"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-way-to-stop-the-media-from-lying-is-to-make-them-pay%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2380947&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent development, President-elect \u200cDonald \u2064Trump announced plans to sue\u2064 various media \u200coutlets\u200c for defamation, following ABC News settling a\u2062 lawsuit for $15 million \u2064related to misleading reporting about him.During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, &#039;Trump is a Tyrant&#039; (VIDEO)\">press conference<\/a> at Mar-a-Lago, \u200che criticized CBS News \u2063for allegedly editing an interview with \u200cVice President Kamala Harris in a deceptive manner and is considering legal action regarding this issue. Trump stated his intention to hold media \u200daccountable for what he calls deceptive practices, claiming they contribute to misinformation and electoral interference. He also mentioned plans to file a suit against iowa pollster Ann Selzer for releasing a poll that suggested he was losing in a traditionally Republican state. Trump&#8217;s actions \u2062seem aimed\u200c at deterring \u2063the media from spreading falsehoods, with reports indicating media outlets are already adjusting their practices in\u2063 response to the potential for increased\u200d legal\u2064 scrutiny from the Trump \u200badministration.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1868711254904422870\">  Collin Rugg\/ X <\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/17\/the-only-way-to-stop-corporate-media-from-lying-is-by-literally-making-them-pay\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=The%20Only%20Way%20To%20Stop%20Corporate%20Media%20From%20Lying%20Is%20By%20Literally%20Making%20Them%20Pay&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/17\/the-only-way-to-stop-corporate-media-from-lying-is-by-literally-making-them-pay\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=The%20Only%20Way%20To%20Stop%20Corporate%20Media%20From%20Lying%20Is%20By%20Literally%20Making%20Them%20Pay&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/17\/the-only-way-to-stop-corporate-media-from-lying-is-by-literally-making-them-pay\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/17\/the-only-way-to-stop-corporate-media-from-lying-is-by-literally-making-them-pay\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=The%20Only%20Way%20To%20Stop%20Corporate%20Media%20From%20Lying%20Is%20By%20Literally%20Making%20Them%20Pay&amp;body=If%20the%20only%20way%20to%20make%20corporate%20media%20stop%20lying%20is%20hitting%20them%20where%20it%20hurts,%20so%20be%20it.%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/17\/the-only-way-to-stop-corporate-media-from-lying-is-by-literally-making-them-pay\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Just days after ABC News settled a massive defamation lawsuit for lying about the then-former president, President-elect Donald Trump said Monday he would be suing other members of the corrupt media. The message is clear &mdash; if the propaganda press cannot stop peddling lies, then they will be held accountable.<\/p>\n<p>While holding an <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1868711254904422870\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">unscripted press conference<\/a> Monday at Mar-a-Lago (that perhaps lasted longer than all the unscripted press conferences President Joe Biden has done in four years), Trump went after <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/17\/cbs-faces-news-distortion-complaint-amid-60-minutes-harris-interview-edit-scandal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CBS News<\/a> for the deceptive editing of the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/10\/22\/is-cbs-refusing-to-release-its-full-kamala-60-minutes-interview-because-it-let-her-redo-answers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">60 Minutes<\/a>&rdquo; interview with Vice President Kamala Harris. <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1685757290\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re filing one on &rsquo;60 Minutes&rsquo; where they took Kamala&rsquo;s answer, which was a crazy answer, a horrible answer, and they took the whole answer out, and they replaced it with something else she said later on &hellip;&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear whether Trump is referring to a new suit or a suit that was previously filed in November against the network. The November suit was filed in the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Texas alleging that the deceptively edited video amounted to &ldquo;unlawful acts of election and voter interference&rdquo; and intended to &ldquo;mislead the public and attempt to tip the scales&rdquo; of the election, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/01\/media\/trump-cbs-lawsuit-harris-60-minutes-interview\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also said Monday he would be filing a suit against former pollster Ann Selzer, who <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/11\/06\/ann-selzers-wrong-pollster-who-saw-harris-winning-red-iowa-misses-bigly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">released a poll<\/a> days before the election showing Trump losing deep red Iowa to Vice President Kamala Harris by three percentage points. Trump alleges the poll was designed to discourage Republican turnout and amounted to election interference (Trump ultimately won the state by nearly 14 percentage points). NBC News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/trump-files-suit-iowa-pollster-ann-selzer-des-moines-register-newspap-rcna184494\">reported<\/a> Tuesday that a suit was filed in Polk County, Iowa, seeking &ldquo;accountability for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/viral-meme-maker-who-joked-about-hillary-clinton-sentenced-to-7-months-in-prison-for-election-interference\/\" title=\"Meme-maker mocking Hillary Clinton gets 7-month prison term for &#039;election meddling&#039;.\">brazen election interference<\/a>.&rdquo; According to the report, Trump &ldquo;is making the claim under the Iowa Consumer Fraud Act, which prohibits deceptive advertising.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>His comments come on the heels of ABC News agreeing to fork over $15 million to Trump&rsquo;s presidential library in order to &ldquo;bail out big-mouth anchor George Stephanopoulos for his false assertions that Trump had been found liable for raping writer E. Jean Carroll,&rdquo; The Federalist&rsquo;s Matt Kittle <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/12\/15\/trump-hating-abc-settles-defamation-case-with-15-million-payment-to-trump-library\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>And perhaps Trump&rsquo;s pursuit of truth in journalism is already having the intended effect. Axios&rsquo; senior counsel recently warned their journalists to do their job properly &mdash; aka do not defame someone. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/12\/15\/2024\/axios-braces-for-future-trump-legal-action\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Semafor<\/a>, Axios&rsquo; senior counsel warned staff the Trump administration &ldquo;will ramp up lawsuits against news organizations for defamation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>CNN&rsquo;s Jim Acosta, however, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Julio_Rosas11\/status\/1868690377865134144\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> the &ldquo;industry&rdquo; has to &ldquo;stand firm&rdquo; because &ldquo;you can&rsquo;t have the news industry worrying about this sort of stuff when they&rsquo;re simply just doing their jobs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Doing their jobs&rdquo; is slandering a political figure they&rsquo;ve spent years maligning? That&rsquo;s not &ldquo;journalism,&rdquo; that&rsquo;s propaganda. It shouldn&rsquo;t have taken threats of accountability to compel outlets like Axios to remind their staff to deliver factual information to their audience &mdash; and CNN shouldn&rsquo;t wait for a potential lawsuit to change their practices despite Acosta insisting the industry &ldquo;stand firm&rdquo; in their current practices.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">corporate media&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s longstanding practice of using deception to mislead their audience and maligning those they disagree with is no longer going to be condoned. If the only way to make corporate media stop lying is hitting them where it hurts, so be it.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist. Brianna graduated from Fordham University with a degree in International Political Economy. Her work has been featured on Newsmax, Fox News, Fox Business and RealClearPolitics. 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