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BumRushDaShow

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Fri Oct 17, 2025, 06:53 AM Oct 17

'Sold my soul to the devil': Fox News staffers blast network in explosive court filing [View all]

Source: Raw Story

October 16, 2025 9:12PM ET



A Smartmatic court filing revealed that a survey of employees done by Fox's human resources department found that the staff has a "resounding lack of confidence" in the company as a news organization. Among the problems employees had with the company were ethics, fair treatment, and their efforts to fact-check and report things fairly and accurately.

Smartmatic is highlighting the commentary as part of an ongoing lawsuit against the company, alleging that the network and news personalities defamed the company. The most notable comments come from pages 550-554, in which HR took commentary from some of those employees.

“The racial rhetoric spewed on Air. It’s everything but [Fair] and Balanced," another employee said, referring to the slogan the network used until it was retired in 2017. "I sometimes go home fighting back tears. This network made me question my morals. Have I sold my soul to the devil?"

“I wish we would get out of Trump’s pocket and realize people like Tucker [Carlson], Laura [Ingraham], [Sean] Hannity, [Mark] Levin, etc. are a total embarrassment, peddling BS and conspiracy theories. Many days I feel like I am part of the problem and FNC is contributing to hatred in this country," said one staffer.

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/fox-news-2674206251/



Link to FILING (PDF viewer) - https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26189184-smartmatic-usa-corp-v-fox-news-corp-et-al/

Link to FILING (PDF - warning HUGE) - https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26189184/smartmatic-usa-corp-v-fox-news-corp-et-al.pdf
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Employee quote is a head-slapper Easterncedar Oct 17 #1
My exact reaction verbatim. You think? Walleye Oct 17 #3
i thought this was the money quote.... rampartd Oct 17 #4
"...I feel like I am part of the problem" Gotta fight the WOKE! Festivito Oct 17 #11
Cue the video, "Are we the baddies?" Easterncedar Oct 17 #25
Ya think? bamagal62 Oct 17 #2
My exact reaction. You beat me to it relayerbob Oct 17 #15
Fun fact: FOX, in numerology, is 6-6-6 peppertree Oct 17 #30
Many days? Have I sold my soul?...rationalize it all you want JT45242 Oct 17 #5
The hiring interview with a demon and demand to sign your contract in blood didn't clue you in? tanyev Oct 17 #6
That lady right there is another tRUMPian POS wolfie001 Oct 17 #23
I did not know that. Thank you. tanyev Oct 17 #28
Once I see somebody cross that line, they're dead to me wolfie001 Oct 17 #36
Very telling but at this point what were they expecting? underpants Oct 17 #7
What the fuck did they think they were signing up for? Orrex Oct 17 #8
A glimmer of hope in that testimony jmbar2 Oct 17 #9
Always reminds me of that clip with the two nazis and one is asking the other, "are we the baddies"? travelingthrulife Oct 17 #10
Mitchell and Webb progressoid Oct 17 #20
Oh you beat me to it! Easterncedar Oct 17 #26
that was so funny barbtries Oct 17 #35
I haven't read the lawsuit, but I'm guessing these are quotes from FORMER employees? FakeNoose Oct 17 #12
I was scanning near the referenced pages in the OP article BumRushDaShow Oct 17 #14
"...contributing to hatred in this country." William Seger Oct 17 #13
Calling Fox news is like calling a toilet drinking water. ificandream Oct 17 #16
That judge in the old lawsuit case essentially said that wolfie001 Oct 17 #22
"Have I sold my soul to the devil?" Ray Bruns Oct 17 #17
I guess cashing their paychecks more than balanced their feelings of being in league with the Devil. patphil Oct 17 #18
"Have I sold my soul to the devil?" 3catwoman3 Oct 17 #19
If anyone agrees with Diaper Don, then they have ZERO ETHICS!!! wolfie001 Oct 17 #21
Fox isn't a news channel. It's a billionaire run propaganda outlet that's hostile to the US and her allies. Initech Oct 17 #24
Was hoping for blasting and explosions MorbidButterflyTat Oct 17 #27
The dark side, it is... djacq Oct 17 #29
Fox News is rotting away from the inside out. Aussie105 Oct 17 #31
they work for Fox Fucking News and they are worried about FACT CHECKING? Skittles Oct 17 #32
Wasn't this clear by 1996? JHB Oct 17 #33
even earlier than that NJCher Oct 17 #37
Fuck off Fux Ruse staffers!!!!!!!!!!!!! BigmanPigman Oct 17 #34
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