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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Business
Richard Luscombe

‘Rupert Murdoch is a symptom’: Fox’s future politics look the same as past

man walks past Fox news building in new york
Analysts see a ‘business as usual’ approach as the network continues to deal with the fallout from the $787.5m settlement with Dominion Voting Systems. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

The abrupt uncoupling of the Republican kingmaker Rupert Murdoch from his Fox News empire may have represented a ground shift in the media landscape in the US, but politically at least, very little is likely to change, analysts say.

That could be good news for those on the right of the Republican party, who can expect the network to head into the 2024 presidential election – even without its long-time figurehead – continuing to amplify the worst of the political bias and disinformation upon which it made its name.

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