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I could point out more blatant examples, such as lemmygrad, or many communities on Lemmy.ml. Often the post itself isn't as blatant, but the top comments certainly are, and the moderation backs it up.
The main difference is that Fox News is more popular. The same misinformation and aggressive rhetoric exists elsewhere, it just doesn't have the same funding or reach as Fox News.
What's funny is that other fox-named news orgs (local fox stations) tend to be among the best wrt accuracy and lack of rhetoric. In my area (Utah), the local fox station is way better than the large, independent, conservative station and news org (KSL and Deseret News, both owned by the dominant church here). They're unaffiliated with Fox News, but many get them confused.
I think the truth is somewhere in the middle. ABC stations were involved in a merger which was close to the edge of violating antitrust. Determining whether it does or not could take a long time in the courts, which could cause complications when negotiating contracts and whatnot. Kimmel's remarks implied that Republicans were to blame, which could be considered a violation of certain agreements for OTA transmission. Again, that would take a long time to sort out in the courts.
Maybe what the FCC said amounted to intimidation. Maybe ABC was looking for an excuse. Idk.