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Fox News' chyron fail

February 19, 2010 12:03 pm ET by Media Matters staff

On the February 19 edition of Fox News' Happening Now the following on-screen graphic aired:

Tags: Fox News Channel, Happening Now

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    • Author by Max Credits (February 19, 2010 12:10 pm ET)
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      Looks like News Corps' 2nd largest shareholder's demands are getting stranger.
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    • Author by The_Cat (February 19, 2010 12:11 pm ET)
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      One thing about FOX, whether you mean the cable propaganda outlet or one of the local broadcast affiliates: Their techies are among the worst in the biz. It looks like, in this case, the drool finally got through the keyboard's protective coating.

      When I lived in Iowa, a local FOX channel, latenight, ran it's station identification blurb for two and a half hours straight. I know because it was on when I got home, and I just left it on to see how long it would run.

      This isn't exactly an error, FOX Techies, but beware that FOX Zero Tolerance policy, and CYA!
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    • Author by John Paradox (February 19, 2010 12:13 pm ET)
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      Reminds me of the 1970's, when I was at a news station with old teletypes. One glitched and had a story that suddenly deteriorated into BBBBBBBBBBBB.... Trying to pull a joke on me, someone handed the story to me and told me to read it. (Now, I read well ahead of what I'm saying..) So, there I went, not on the air, with 'and furthermore, the Senator said Bbbbbbb......' right on cue.
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    • Author by neon desert (February 19, 2010 12:39 pm ET)
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      Awwwright... Who let Doocy in the computer room?
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    • Author by Porkeater (February 19, 2010 12:41 pm ET)
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      You misunderstand; it's a coded message to FOX robots.
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    • Author by Pinhead (February 19, 2010 12:59 pm ET)
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      I don't see the misinformation. Can Media Matters actually prove that dsfgsdfgdsfgsdf is not "Happening Now"?
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    • Author by News Corpse (February 19, 2010 1:10 pm ET)
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      Wake up people!

      The chyron is a diversion. What I want to know is why are they interviewing some dude in closet?
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    • Author by devbost (February 19, 2010 1:24 pm ET)
         
      Heh. Of course it was an error. The bottom line should actually read (D-sdfgsdfgsdfgsdfg).
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    • Author by mookie von zipper (February 19, 2010 1:27 pm ET)
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      [http://www.bradblog.com/Images/FoxNews_SandyBurglarChyron_010907.jpg]

      [http://assets.236.com/images/photo2/2687/original/original.jpg]

      [http://images.huffingtonpost.com/gen/10951/original.jpg]

      [http://static.crooksandliars.com/files/uploads/2009/06/Sanford-D_f3174.JPG]

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      • Author by ProgLib (February 19, 2010 2:33 pm ET)
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        I can't believe they would actually let someone make the mistake of putting Sandy Burglar (a common name used against Mr. Berger to ridicule him) while still claiming they are "Fair and Balanced".
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    • Author by SouthSideScotty (February 19, 2010 1:50 pm ET)
         
      it would be quite entertaining to come over here and watch the minions chomp at the bit at any percieved chance to say FOX News bad, left wing liberals good, if it all wasn't so tragic.
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    • Author by shaggles (February 19, 2010 2:04 pm ET)
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      I actually have to give this a WITH.
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    • Author by ProgLib (February 19, 2010 2:29 pm ET)
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      Translation: President Obama has discovered a cure for cancer... is he still a Socialist dictator?
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    • Author by dmhack (February 19, 2010 2:33 pm ET)
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      It's not like their audience would notice anyway. Half of them are old and blinded by rage and the other half are illiterate.
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    • Author by soze169880 (February 19, 2010 3:51 pm ET)
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      This is the most well-spoken I've ever seen them.
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    • Author by fredmast (February 19, 2010 5:25 pm ET)
         
      Fgdsgs fdf dgsg sg dsg. Gsgsgf! GSGSGF!!
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    • Author by D-Man_Scientist (February 20, 2010 10:55 pm ET)
         
      Okay, I know that this story has generated some funny comments here, but compared to some of the other good stuff posted today isn't this one a bit childish? Kind of like calling somebody out for spelling or grammar in their comments?

      Still pretty funny tho'
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