Judge willing to force Rupert Murdoch to testify in $1.6bn Fox News case US judge says he ‘would not quash’ subpoena from Dominion Voting Systems requesting testimony from mogul and son Lachlan The Guardian - US · Apr 5, 2023
Fox News says Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity will testify at defamation trial Attorneys named other hosts and executives as witnesses in the case brought by Dominion Voting Systems The Guardian - US · Apr 4, 2023
‘Ego and hubris’ in Murdoch versus Crikey defamation fight Lachlan Murdoch was culpable for damage done by Fox News peddling the lie that the 2020 US election was stolen, the publisher of Crikey has claimed. The New Daily · Apr 4, 2023
Murdoch 'culpable for Fox News false election lie' Lachlan Murdoch was culpable for damage done by Fox News peddling the lie that the 2020 US election was stolen, the publisher of Crikey has claimed. AAP · Apr 4, 2023
Frustrated judge criticises Lachlan Murdoch, Crikey in court as defamation battle drags out A defamation battle being waged between media heir Lachlan Murdoch and the publisher of online news site Crikey appears to be driven by "ego and hubris", a judge has declared. ABC News · Apr 4, 2023
Fox News is being sued for defamation over its 2020 election coverage. The case could shake up media law and the Murdoch empire The stage is set for a high-stakes legal drama pitting Fox News against an election tech company over false claims about a plot to rig the 2020 US election. The case could have ripple effects on US defamation law and the Murdoch media empire. ABC News · Mar 25, 2023
Noah Feldman: Fox News can be held accountable while protecting free speech At the center of Dominion Voting Systems’ lawsuit against Fox News and Fox Corporation is a deceptively subtle First Amendment question: How may a news outlet speak about false claims made by a public figure? Tribune News Service · Mar 21, 2023
Dominion lawsuit is just the start as Fox faces losing friends – and viewers Beyond the defamation case, Fox News must reckon with an alienated audience and its waning hold over the GOP The Guardian - US · Mar 19, 2023
2020 US election: Why is Fox News being sued by Dominion Voting Systems? Documents in Dominions case against Fox News show evidence that Rupert Murdoch's media company knew it was peddling lies. The New Daily · Mar 13, 2023
‘I was trying to help’: How Rupert Murdoch’s relationship with Jared Kushner boosted Trump’s campaign The right-wing media mogul’s flagship newspaper once called him a ‘catastrophe’. With help from his son-in-law, Trump found his pulpit at Fox News, now facing a lawsuit over his election lies, Alex Woodward reports The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2023
Filing: Murdoch was trying to help Trump Fox refuted the allegation even though Murdoch admitted in deposition he was "trying to help Mr. Kushner" Salon · Mar 8, 2023
First Thing: China and US headed towards conflict, China’s foreign minister says Qin Gang rebuked Washington over its Taiwan policy and the balloon incident, while praising Beijing’s relationship with Russia. Plus, the secret history of Merle Oberon The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2023
Fox News hit with election complaint after Biden ad given to Trump son-in-law Media Matters for America raised issue of Murdoch handing Jared Kushner confidential information about a Biden ad with the FEC The Guardian - US · Mar 7, 2023
Rupert Murdoch distances himself from Fox News election denial as legal fight looms Fox News' latest legal fight may have already been undermined by the company's own star employees. Fortune · Mar 4, 2023
The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2023 Democratic leaders in Congress tell Rupert Murdoch to halt ‘grave propaganda’ around 2020 election Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries urge top Fox News personalities to admit on-air ‘that they were wrong’
Al Jazeera · Mar 1, 2023 Rupert Murdoch says Fox TV hosts ‘endorsed’ false election claims Murdoch’s testimony has been unsealed as part of a defamation lawsuit brought by a US-based voting machine company.
The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023 Murdoch claims Sean Hannity was ‘privately disgusted’ with Trump, according to court filings Right-wing media mogul said election disinformation should be a ‘wake-up call’ for network’s most-watched personality, who was ‘scared to lose viewers’ by publicly rejecting false claims
Salon · Feb 28, 2023 Experts: Murdoch admission "devastating" Unsealed deposition shows Fox boss admitted hosts "endorsed" false claims and welcomed conspiracists for profit
The Guardian - AU · Feb 28, 2023 Crikey examines Rupert Murdoch’s admission that Fox News hosts ‘endorsed’ US election lie Lawyers consider implications of patriarch’s testimony as they prepare to fight defamation suit brought by Lachlan Murdoch
WEKU · Feb 28, 2023 Rupert Murdoch says Fox stars 'endorsed' lies about 2020. He chose not to stop them Under oath in a $1.6 billion defamation case, Murdoch says he wishes Fox News had been "stronger in denouncing" false claims of election fraud. Fox says the lawsuit threatens journalists' free speech.
The Guardian - US · Feb 28, 2023 Rupert Murdoch testified that Fox News hosts ‘endorsed’ stolen election narrative Network owner also admitted in $1.6bn defamation lawsuit deposition that Trump’s claims were ‘damaging to everybody’
The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2023 Rupert Murdoch admits Fox News stars ‘endorsed’ bogus election fraud claims Right-wing media empire’s chairman gives sworn deposition in Dominion’s $1.6bn defamation lawsuit
The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2023 Off camera, Fox hosts doubted 2020 election fraud claims To millions of viewers, Fox News hosts gave allies of former President Donald Trump a platform to champion false claims that he lost the 2020 election because of voter fraud
The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2023 Fox: Dominion defamation suit is assault on First Amendment Attorneys for Fox News say a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against the network over its coverage of the 2020 presidential election is an assault on the First Amendment
Reason · Feb 14, 2023 Smartmatic's Libel Lawsuit Against Fox News Can Go Forward From today's decision by the New York intermediate appellate court in Smartmatic USA Corp. v. Fox Corp.: The causes of action for defamation were based on significant allegations that defendant Giuliani (and defendant Powell, against whom the action has been dismissed) made defamatory statements about plaintiffs' involvement in the 2020…