Friend,

Sean Hannity — who has lied over and over about the coronavirus — is attacking Free Press.

He's doing this because last week we filed an emergency petition urging the FCC to stop the spread of false claims about COVID-19 on the public airwaves.

The right-wing media's attacks on us make it harder for us to do our work, and they're likely to ramp up in the coming days. Please rush an urgent donation to Free Press so we can keep fighting disinformation.

Thanks!

Candace

COVID-19 Alert

Last week we filed an emergency petition at the FCC urging the agency to stop the deadly spread of false information about COVID-19 on radio and TV stations.¹

Now Sean Hannity — one of the very same news personalities who spent weeks spreading dangerous lies about the pandemic over the airwaves — is amplifying the right-wing media’s false claims about our work.

We aren’t backing down, but with the right-wing media stepping up their attacks we need your help: Could you send a rush donation today to help Free Press fight back?

We sent the FCC the harsh facts about broadcasters who are using our public airwaves to spread disinformation via TV and talk-radio hosts like Hannity, Rush Limbaugh and Laura Ingraham.

Their rhetoric puts us all at risk. On several occasions they’ve encouraged listeners to take a cavalier attitude about protecting against the spread of a disease that could kill hundreds of thousands of people in the United States alone.

That’s why our work around this is so important, and it’s why your donation today to support this fight is absolutely critical. Please, make an urgent donation to Free Press now.

We stand by our request that the FCC issue guidance on the broadcast of disinformation about COVID-19. We think it's quite possible that certain broadcasts have amounted to “hoaxes” as defined by the FCC’s own regulations.

But we’ve been down this road before. When we come under fire from right-wing media our work gets a lot harder. Could you donate today to help us keep fighting against dangerous disinformation?

Thanks for all your support,

Candace, Jessica and the rest of the Free Press team
freepress.net

P.S. Sean Hannity is using his powerful platform to amplify lies about Free Press’ efforts to hold the FCC accountable. The right-wing media’s attacks are likely to escalate in the coming days: Please help us fight back with an urgent donation today.

1. “Free Press Calls on the FCC to Investigate the Widespread Broadcast of Disinformation About the COVID-19 Emergency,” Free Press, March 26, 2020