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Rupert Murdoch called Trump’s Jan. 6 actions ‘pretty much a crime,’ court doc says

NEW YORK — Rupert Murdoch’s disdain for former President Donald Trump’s actions after the 2020 election came out again in evidence presented in the $1.6 billion defamation suit against Fox News.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 30, 2023

Angry Fox News chief said fact-checks of Trump’s election lies ‘bad for business’

Suzanne Scott wrote in December 2020 that on-air fact-checks ‘have to stop’, messages obtained from $1.6bn Dominion lawsuit reveal

The Guardian - US · Mar 29, 2023

Dominion wants Fox News hosts and executives to testify at trial

Company wants Rupert Murdoch and Tucker Carlson among those to take the stand when $1.6bn defamation case goes to trial

The Guardian - US · Mar 28, 2023

How a civil war erupted at Fox News after the 2020 election

After Fox News projected Joe Biden would beat Donald Trump in the key state of Arizona, network stars turned on their own journalists, documents made public in a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit show.

WEKU · Mar 8, 2023

Murdoch questioned if Fox News' Hannity, Ingraham "went too far" with voter fraud claims

New filings in Dominion's lawsuit allege Fox News leaders embraced election conspiracy theories despite slamming them privately.

Axios · Mar 8, 2023

The Murdoch empire — and Fox News — is at a crossroads

Back in 2021, Fox Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch was described by President Joe Biden as the “the most dangerous man in the world,” such was the raw power his cable news network had in shaping public opinion.

Tribune News Service · Mar 3, 2023

Ousted Fox News Politics Editor on Dominion Lawsuit Revelations: 'It Feels Really Good To Be Vindicated'

In an interview, Chris Stirewalt contends that Fox is "not…willing to suffer the consequences of being a news organization."

Reason · Mar 2, 2023

Murdoch may throw top exec under the bus

"I appointed Ms. Scott to the job … and I delegate everything to her," Murdoch said in his deposition

Salon · Mar 2, 2023

Fox News, Rupert Murdoch and backstage Trump whispers: The damning Dominion revelations

Court documents present damning messages from network’s star anchors and executives surrounding coverage of Donald Trump’s false 2020 election fraud narrative, Joe Sommerlad and Alex Woodward explain

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023

Fox News, the Murdochs and secret Trump messaging: The Dominion revelations go much further than vote counting

Court documents present damning messages from network’s star anchors and executives surrounding coverage of Donald Trump’s false 2020 election fraud narrative, Joe Sommerlad and Alex Woodward explain

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023