Here’s the Fox News response to a new University of Maryland study [pdf] showing that regular Fox viewers were far more likely to be misinformed on a wide range of facts:
Michael Clemente, who is the senior vice president of news editorial for the network, said: “The latest Princeton Review ranked the University of Maryland among the top schools for having ‘Students Who Study The Least’ and being the ‘Best Party School’ – given these fine academic distinctions, we’ll regard the study with the same level of veracity it was ‘researched’ with.”
The tactic of using red herring ad hominems to respond to any fact they find unappealing is the cornerstone of Fox’s coverage, so it’s no surprise that a VP trotted out this exceedingly lame one.
Also relevant: Polifact’s lie of the year just happens to be a big Fox meme.