his criticisms of AT&T this week -- his HBO show's own parent company -- after the recent report that the far-right One America News Network is primarily funded by the telecom giant. On Wednesday, Reuters reporters that OANN — which routinely broadcasts conspiracy theories about COVID-19 and the 2020 election to its conservative audience — was actually an idea from AT&T executives, who, according to testimony reviewed by Reuters, asked now-CEO Robert Herring Sr.