Legal troubles ramp up for Fox as Rupert Murdoch is sued by investor over ‘stolen election claims’ The derivative lawsuit comes as Fox prepares to go to trial with Dominion Voting Systems The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2023
Judge: No separate defamation trials for Fox News, Fox Corp. The judge presiding over a voting machine company’s defamation lawsuit against Fox denied the company’s request Wednesday to hold separate trials — one for Fox News and another for the network’s parent company The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2023
Rupert Murdoch’s blunt divorce message to Jerry Hall and Succession-clause in settlement - report The former supermodel was reportedly told via email that Mr Murdoch wanted a divorce Evening Standard · Apr 12, 2023
Rupert Murdoch’s son Lachlan ‘accused brother James of leaking lines to Succession writers’ A source close to Lachlan denied sensational claim in new report The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2023
Crikey releases 'Trump explosion' defamation defence Crikey has highlighted texts sent between Lachlan Murdoch, his father and Fox executives about "crazy" claims made by Donald Trump in its defamation defence. AAP · Apr 12, 2023
Lachlan Murdoch knew Fox News claim of stolen US election was false, Crikey will argue in defamation trial Publisher’s defence in case brought by News Corp co-chairman relies in part upon Dominion’s US suit against media giant The Guardian - AU · Apr 12, 2023
Dominion can discuss general threats in Fox defamation trial The judge presiding over a voting machine company’s defamation lawsuit against Fox News for airing bogus allegations of fraud in the 2020 presidential election has indicated he will allow jurors to hear some testimony about threats directed at the company, but only to a point The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023
Anyone can claim to be a journalist or a news organization, and publish lies with almost total impunity Headlines in early March 2023 implied Fox News mogul Rupert Murdoch had made a damning confession. He had affirmed that some of his most important journalists were reporting that the 2020 presidential election was a fraud – even though they knew they were propagating a lie. The Conversation · Apr 11, 2023
Judge: Murdoch can be forced to testify First Amendment scholar "has never seen a case with so much evidence providing a look behind the scenes" Salon · Apr 6, 2023
Murdoch can’t avoid testifying at Dominion trial, judge says Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan can’t avoid testifying at trial if they’re subpoenaed by Dominion Voting Systems Inc. in the company’s $1.6 billion defamation suit over Fox News’s airing of false claims that it rigged the 2020 presidential election, a judge said. Tribune News Service · Apr 6, 2023
Murdochs can be made to testify in Fox defamation trial A US judge says voting technology company Dominion can call Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch to testify in its $2.4 billion defamation trial against Fox Corp. The New Daily · Apr 6, 2023
Rupert Murdoch and Fox leadership must testify in Dominion trial if subpoenaed, judge rules A high-profile defamation trial against the network is scheduled to begin in Delaware later this month The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023
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
Afternoon Update: TikTok banned on government devices; Jarryd Hayne found guilty of sexual assault; and a huge beer spill in Montana Australia joins a growing list of nations cracking down on the Chinese-owned app The Guardian - AU · Apr 4, 2023
The New Daily · 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.
AAP · 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.
ABC News · 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.
The Guardian - US · Mar 31, 2023 Rupert Murdoch took direct role in Fox News 2020 election call, filings reveal Messages newly released in Dominion Voting Systems defamation case show media mogul discussed when to call Trump’s defeat
The Guardian - AU · Mar 31, 2023 News Corp gives Barack Obama’s swipe on ‘splintering’ Murdoch media a wide berth Daily Telegraph fails to land blame on Malcolm Turnbull for the former US president’s comments. Plus: Andrew Bolt scolds Mark Latham
The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2023 Dominion wants Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and other Fox News figures to testify in $1.6bn case Fox says Dominion’s ‘needlessly expansive’ witness list is a bid to ‘distract from the many shortcomings of its case’
The Guardian - AU · Mar 24, 2023 News Corp columnists opt for bothsidesism on Nazis at anti-trans rally Andrew Bolt and Joe Hildebrand get stuck into socialists; Sky News has a field day about Pocock’s Tame Impala T-shirt
The Guardian - US · Mar 19, 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 - AU · Mar 13, 2023 Gil McLachlan enters final quarter with AFL facing some of its biggest ever threats As the departing CEO’s long farewell drags on, there remain existential issues to resolve that may be beyond his control
The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2023 First Thing: Everything Everywhere All at Once triumphs at Oscars Multiverse fantasy picks up seven awards including best picture and best actress while All Quiet on the Western Front wins four. Plus, long shadow of US invasion of Iraq still looms 20 years on
The New Daily · Mar 13, 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.