there was a documentary called "outfoxed" that criticized the channel because they say it is biased towards conservatives and the us republican party in its reporting. fox says its opinion shows are conservative but its regular news programs are not. president barack obama, through a spokesperson, accused fox news of working for the republican party. fox has also been accused of having a right-wing bias, racism, discrimination, race baiting and gender inequality. roger ailes has called fox news "the balance" against the liberal networks news groups such as abc news, nbc news, cbs news, cable news network, and msnbc.