.png) Pamela, the violent insurrection at our Capitol was fueled by lies about the 2020 election from then-President Trump and his allies in Congress. But even now -- after Americans have lost their lives as a result of these conspiracy theories -- major news networks are still giving elected officials airtime to spread them. Sign the Petition: Networks like ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC must stop giving an unchecked platform to politicians who are putting our democracy in danger >> Trump's lies have been repeatedly rejected in courts at all levels, including by Trump-appointed judges. Even Former Attorney General William Barr conceded that the Justice Department had "not seen fraud on a scale that could have affected a different outcome in the election." By giving Trump's allies a platform to spew these incendiary lies -- news networks are only further endangering our democracy and the American people. Pamela, this cannot be treated as just another political debate. There is no "both sides" when it comes to a violent insurrectionist movement that is still a threat to our national security. Tell these news networks: don't give airtime to politicians who are endangering our democracy by refusing to admit that the 2020 election was free and fair. Pamela, this is not about censorship -- these elected officials already have megaphones that are vastly larger than most Americans will ever have. Rather, it's about recommitting to boundaries and journalistic standards that the news media has always upheld: that the truth matters -- and that those inciting violence with malicious propaganda shouldn't be given a platform to spread it. I hope you'll speak out today, The team at Common Cause | 
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