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AverageOldGuy

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2. I have just received an email informing me . . .

Reply to AverageOldGuy (Original post)

Wed May 6, 2026, 11:58 AM

Yesterday

. . . that Channel 5 in DC, which bills themselves as "Fox 5 DC" -- is not part of the Fox News Network and DU does not use Fox as a source so it's okay for me to cite them.

Okay.

I'm not real smart but I live in the DC suburbs where Channel 5 advertises themselves as FOX 5 .

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