TDPS: Fox News Mislabels Nightclub as Japanese Nuclear Power Plant - TRANSCRIPT

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In the meantime, to stick with this but to show you the absurdity of some of the reporting we're getting, instead of talking about Republicans wanting to relax safety regulations on nuclear power, Fox decides to do something else. They decide to put up an image of different nuclear plants in Japan. And we have that image for our TV audience and we'll put it up.

Now, if you take a look at this, this aired on Monday's episode of Fox News's "Your World with Neil Cavuto". This is the International Atomic Agency's list of Japanese nuclear plants, Louis, that you see here. And you might notice one called Shibuya Eggman. Shibuya Eggman, you see that one there?

Louis: I see it, yeah.

David: Well, it's on the Fox News map, but it's not on the IAEA list. Why on Earth could that be? Well, it turns out that Shibuya Eggman is actually a nightclub. It's not actually a nuclear facility. And the IAEA list, because it's a list of nuclear facilities, would have no reason to include nightclubs in its list.

If you quickly Google Shibuya Eggman, you'll find nothing meaningful about nuclear power, however, The Eggman is the name of a dance club in the trendy neighborhood of Tokyo called Shibuya. And it just so happens that the Fox graphic placed this reactor in Tokyo. And we actually have a picture of the... let's go to the picture of the actual club. And that's what it is. It's a club there. I mean, I heard Johnny Hi-Fi played there in '06, maybe that makes it radioactive. But I have no idea why it would be on here.

Louis: Yeah. Why would Fox News intentionally do that?

David: Or if it's unintentional, where are they getting this? You know, in the future, I think the recommendation, the takeaway here, Louis, the teachable moment... I really don't like that phrase... the teachable moment here would be don't watch "Your World with Neil Cavuto" for information about nuclear power plants or about nightclubs.

Louis: Or about anything. Just skip it altogether.



David: The new poll, is the Japanese nuclear power crisis changing your views about nuclear power? That's the question. www.DavidPakman.com, vote.



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[Kurovski]

1. "...or about anything"

So, like, do you even need to be a college graduate to work for FOX?

Sweet gig.

[Zambero]

3. Hannity (dropout) didn't need a degree

All Fox requires is that you have the ability to lie with a straight face and never deviate from the talking points.

[Kurovski]

4. Improv & theater training a plus.

[JackintheGreen]

5. Be nice. You don't need a degree to be governor, either. n/t

[Kurovski]

6. I've been sold a bill of goods! College=success in America!

The hell, you say! :-)

[aliciaabs19]

2. Incredible as usual...can all these really be coincidences?

[BobbyBoring]

7. Fox knows how sneaky those Japaneese are!

They disguise their reactors as night clubs to avoid the IAE.

Thanks Fox News for keeping us infromed!

[Politicalboi]

11. "infromed"

LOL! I remember that one.

[James48]

8. some of this is better than Second City

but most of it is not.

Faux lies.

[underpants]

9. Fact checker for Rush. Speech writer for Bachmann. PA for Fox News

all really easy jobs because you don't have to do anything and there is clearly no....uh... accountability

[DWinNJ]

10. That’s the secret of Fox’s success

They save money on any kind of research or fact checking
Most of their shows are opinion, so they are “allowed” some leeway I accuracy.
Then the “real news” shows quote their opinion shows.

[underpants]

13. The first secret of their success was to get rid of the desk - so old men can see some leg

blondes' legs and in heels

THAT was how they made their mark with their target audience.

[Kurovski]

14. Why, oh why, would a pretty lady lie?

:shrug:

[pam4water]

12. Nice catch.