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FCC Hits Sinclair With $13 Million Fine Over Ads (axios.com)
An anonymous reader shares a report: The FCC plans to fine Sinclair Broadcasting group more than $13 million for failing to make the required disclosures related to programming sponsored by a third party. It's the largest fine the FCC has ever proposed for violation of its ad disclosure rules, which require broadcasters to disclose who is paying for sponsored programming.
From the linked article:
The FCC's Enforcement Bureau found that Sinclair aired stories paid for by the Huntsman Cancer Foundation without disclosing that they were paid programming. The programming was made to look like independent news coverage.
This is a blow against "fake" news.
On a related note, Facebook is dumping it's fake news flagging system (the "disputed" flag), because studies show that flagging something as fake makes people more likely to share it!
(Snicker.... snort... chuckle... BWA HA HA HAH HAH!)
As this is a site of "news for nerds", most readers will probably assume the headline refers to computer maker Sinclair Research, which is completely unrelated to media company Sinclair Broadcast Group.
Circumcision is child abuse.