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Video Reveals Power Of Sinclair, As Local News Anchors Recite Script In Unison

Sinclair Broadcast Group owns more than 190 local TV stations across the country. They recently began instructing local anchors to read a script denouncing "fake" news.
A video from the sports website Deadspin shows local TV news anchors reciting, in unison, a script from Sinclair Broadcast Group denouncing "fake stories."

One company. One script. Many, many voices.

A video published by sports news site Deadspin over the weekend revealed dozens of TV anchors from Sinclair Broadcast Group reciting the same speech warning against "biased and false news."

It was the latest show of the vast reach of a company that owns local TV stations across the country and has long been criticized for pushing conservative coverage and commentary onto local airwaves.

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