Sinclair forced TV anchors to criticize “fake” news—and Trump loved it

Enlarge / TV news anchors reading Sinclair's script about "fake" news. (credit: Deadspin)

Sinclair Broadcast Group has been the subject of widespread ridicule for forcing its local TV news anchors to read a script decrying "fake stories" and "false news."

But Sinclair's stand against so-called fake news received a wholehearted endorsement from a certain occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

President Trump loved the Sinclair script, which echoes Trump's frequent complaints about the media spreading "fake news" stories. Sinclair-owned stations around the US have been repeating it on air while Sinclair seeks the Trump administration's approval of a proposed merger with Tribune Media Company. Trump's Federal Communications Commission is simultaneously facing an investigation into whether it has improperly favored Sinclair in the merger review.

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