Fox News, recognized for its conservative-leaning viewership and Republican causes support, is alleged to be making contributions to left-leaning activist groups.
This information has been uncovered by insiders who have spoken with Blaze Media, raising concerns about Fox’s potential detachment from its core audience’s beliefs and values.
These insiders report the existence of “Fox Giving,” a feature in the company’s portal facilitated by the Canadian donation management platform, Benevity.
Through this, Fox reportedly matches donations, up to $1,000, to various organizations that meet its criteria.
These organizations, however, include The Satanic Temple, The Trevor Project, Planned Parenthood, and the Southern Poverty Law Center.
All are seen as far-left groups and seemingly at odds with conservative values and Fox’s on-air persona.
The Satanic Temple, known for its atheistic leftist stance, has engaged in a variety of controversial activities.
Meanwhile, the Southern Poverty Law Center is notorious for labeling conservatives, parental rights groups, constitutionalists, and big government critics as extremists or bigots.
The Trevor Project’s advocacy goes beyond the stated goal of preventing suicide among LGBTQ youth.
Critics argue it promotes radical gender ideology and what some describe as “woke propaganda.”
Lastly, Planned Parenthood is known for its abortion services and is a significant provider of cross-sex hormone therapy, directly clashing with pro-life conservative values.
Fox’s matching donations policy, accessible through their company portal, has been independently verified by Rikki Ratliff-Fellman, director of programming at Blaze Media.
According to Fox’s policy, the company refuses to match donations to organizations that discriminate based on various personal characteristics, including sexual orientation, gender identity, and more.
However, the policy also asserts they won’t match donations to organizations that are political, religious, or fraternal in nature.
While Fox has yet to respond to requests for comment, several insiders, including two current employees and one former producer, all under anonymity, have confirmed the allegations.
One employee stated, “Fox pretends to care about Christians, but some of the stuff they push internally suggests otherwise. Glory holes, trans surgeries for kids, and potential donations to Satan are a huge slap in the face to every Christian at the company, and we resent it.”
A former Fox producer voiced concern about the growing liberal influence at the network and the censorship of certain topics on air.
The individual stated, “It shows complete disregard and hatred for Fox’s core audience, which is a huge part of the country.”
Another current Fox employee expressed disappointment, stating, “Goes to show there’s definitely a mismatch in values.”
The employee went on to suggest this change was a way for Fox to appease the “ESG police.”
Ratliff-Fellman, reacting to these allegations, said, “I never personally witnessed woke corporate policies when I worked at Fox News, and I was proud of my time there. However, this revelation is a sobering reminder for me to remain beholden to the values of our audience and subscribers.”
Fox News is owned by Fox Corporation, which was formed in 2019 as a result of the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by the Walt Disney Company.
Both Fox Corp and Disney are owned by infamous asset managers BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street.
Meanwhile, Fox News’ viewership continues to fall on an annual basis, according to TVNewser.
“The network is -32% in total primetime viewers, -58% in the primetime demo, -21% in total day viewers and -41% in the total day demo vs. the week of July 11, 2022,” according to a report from the source published this week.
Former U.S. President Donald J. Trump took to his social media platform Truth Social to comment on Fox’s decline.
“Fox is down 58%, at least, all because they don’t treat ‘TRUMP’ and ‘MAGA’ well,” he wrote in the Friday post.
