Why does Fox "News" get away with lying to you? ) July 23rd, 2010 how can any reasonably sane person not at least attempt to verify what they hear from the Rupert Murdoch machine? are there really that many close-minded, ignorant, insane people in america who simply WILL NOT check the facts? 52 Answers Because it isn’t against the law to lie when you are not under oath, and because Fox even went to court to defend their “right” to fire reporters who refused to relate Fox propaganda because they researched in—you know, investigative journalism—and found out it was untrue.