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One producer of the News News Network says ‘the majority’ of employees do not believe reports of false fraud claims
Marty Golingan, a producer for One America News Network, a right-wing cable channel regularly known for its affinity with former President Donald Trump, told The New York Times he was worried that his job would cause the January 6 Capitol riot could inspire. At one point during the incident, Golingan said he caught sight of someone in the crowd holding a flag with OAN’s logo. “I was like, OK, this is not good. This is what happens when people listen to us,” he told the Times, referring to OAN’s coverage of the 2020 presidential election, which often gives credence to Trump’s unfounded allegations of widespread voter fraud and Democratic. conspiracies. Golingan said many of his colleagues, including himself, disagreed with the coverage. “The majority of people did not believe that the demands of the voter fraud were being aired,” he told the Times. Indeed, the Times interviewed 18 current and former OAN employees, 16 of whom said the channel had ‘broadcast reports that they considered misleading, inaccurate or untrue’. But Allysia Britton, a former producer and one of more than a dozen employees leaving ON in the wake of the riot, explained that ‘a lot of people are worried … if people talk about anything, you’ll get in trouble beland. Read more at The New York Times. More stories from theweek.com The new HBO program will not stop you from watching Election laws Change 7 cartoons about Biden’s withdrawal in Afghanistan