BOOM

Trending Searches

    SUPPORT
    BOOM

    Trending News

      • Fact Check 
        • Fast Check
        • Politics
        • Business
        • Entertainment
        • Social
        • Sports
        • World
      • Law
      • Explainers
      • News 
        • All News
      • Decode 
        • Impact
        • Scamcheck
        • Life
        • Voices
      • Media Buddhi 
        • Digital Buddhi
        • Senior Citizens
        • Videos
      • Web Stories
      • BOOM Research
      • BOOM Labs
      • Deepfake Tracker
      • Videos 
        • Facts Neeti
      • Home-icon
        Home
      • About Us-icon
        About Us
      • Authors-icon
        Authors
      • Team-icon
        Team
      • Careers-icon
        Careers
      • Internship-icon
        Internship
      • Contact Us-icon
        Contact Us
      • Methodology-icon
        Methodology
      • Correction Policy-icon
        Correction Policy
      • Non-Partnership Policy-icon
        Non-Partnership Policy
      • Cookie Policy-icon
        Cookie Policy
      • Grievance Redressal-icon
        Grievance Redressal
      • Republishing Guidelines-icon
        Republishing Guidelines
      • Fact Check-icon
        Fact Check
        Fast Check
        Politics
        Business
        Entertainment
        Social
        Sports
        World
      • Law-icon
        Law
      • Explainers-icon
        Explainers
      • News-icon
        News
        All News
      • Decode-icon
        Decode
        Impact
        Scamcheck
        Life
        Voices
      • Media Buddhi-icon
        Media Buddhi
        Digital Buddhi
        Senior Citizens
        Videos
      • Web Stories-icon
        Web Stories
      • BOOM Research-icon
        BOOM Research
      • BOOM Labs-icon
        BOOM Labs
      • Deepfake Tracker-icon
        Deepfake Tracker
      • Videos-icon
        Videos
        Facts Neeti
      Trending Tags
      TRENDING
      • #Operation Sindoor
      • #Pahalgam Terror Attack
      • #Narendra Modi
      • #Rahul Gandhi
      • #Waqf Amendment Bill
      • #Arvind Kejriwal
      • #Deepfake
      • #Artificial Intelligence
      • Home
      • World
      • Posts That Claim Fox News Is...
      World

      Posts That Claim Fox News Is Unavailable In Canada Are False

      Fox News has said that the claims are false and that the channel is available in Canada.

      By - AFP |
      Published -  16 Sept 2020 5:43 PM IST
    • Boomlive
      Posts That Claim Fox News Is Unavailable In Canada Are False
      Posts shared thousands of times on Facebook claims that US cable news channel Fox News is not available in Canada due to media legislation in the country. This claim is false, according to Fox News and one of Canada's largest television distributors.


      "NO Fox News in Canada" says one version of the post, shared more than 20,000 times in Canada across several accounts. It also claims: "The Radio Act makes it a crime to lie to the public via airwaves."


      Screenshot of the post taken on September 15, 2020

      Variations of the claim have been shared in the United States and Australia, some as early as 2011.

      The core claim that the Fox News Channel is not available in Canada is false.

      The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approved the distribution in Canada of the US-based Fox News Channel in 2004 and according to the Fox News website, the channel is currently available through 16 cable or satellite providers, with two also providing the Fox Business channel.

      Also Read: Photos Of Deceased Chicago Teen Shared As Jacob Blake Posing With Guns

      The CRTC's website confirms this on its list of "programming services and stations authorized for distribution."

      "We can confirm Shaw Cable and Shaw Direct do indeed carry the Fox News channel for customers in Canada," Chethan Lakshman, vice president for external affairs at Shaw Communications, Canada's second largest television provider, told AFP in an email.

      The CRTC had previously approved a license for a new Fox News Canada channel in 2003. Fox later chose not to launch the station, writing to the CRTC that "Fox News does not intend to implement this service and therefore will not meet the extended deadline to commence operations."

      'Radio Act'

      Hank Intven, Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Victoria, said by email: "There is no 'Radio Act' in Canada. We have a 'Radiocommunication Act', but it deals mostly with the radio spectrum, not broadcasting content."

      However, Canada's Broadcasting Distribution Regulations of 1997 do state that broadcasters cannot distribute a programming service that contains any false or misleading news.

      "Fox could be subject to complaints, but it clearly meets whatever basic regulatory requirements are in place to be included within the available broadcast distribution services," Michael Geist, a law professor at the University of Ottawa told AFP via Twitter.

      "Claims that they've been kept out due to the Radio Act are very old and were debunked many years ago," he said.

      (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by BOOM staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

      Tags

      Fox NewsCanadaRadio ActCanadian Radio ActCanadian Radio-television and Telecommunications CommissionShaw CableShaw Direct
      Read Full Article
      Claim :   Fox News Channel is not available in Canada.
      Claimed By :  Facebook posts
      Fact Check :  False
      Next Story
      Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors.
      Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker. Please reload after ad blocker is disabled.
      X

      Subscribe to BOOM Newsletters

      👉 No spam, no paywall — but verified insights.

      Please enter a Email Address
      Subscribe for free!

      Stay Ahead of Misinformation!

      Please enter a Email Address
      Subscribe Now🛡️ 100% Privacy Protected | No Spam, Just Facts
      By subscribing, you agree with the Terms & conditions and Privacy Policy connected to the offer

      Thank you for subscribing!

      You’re now part of the BOOM community.

      Or, Subscribe to receive latest news via email
      Subscribed Successfully...
      Copy HTMLHTML is copied!
      There's no data to copy!