
In May 2018, dozens of anchors on local news stations across the United States gave the same speech to their combined millions of viewers, reading from a script provided by the Sinclair Broadcast Group.
Ironically, the script included a warning about fake news and a promise to report fairly and accurately.
Originally compiled and stitched together by Timothy Burke, the video director at Deadspin:
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