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The confirmation hearing for the secretary ofstate pick is taking place
Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, who has been nominated as US Defence Secretary by President-elect Donald Trump, said he’s a good Democrat, but what is a little different about the Secretary of State. “I’m all a good Democrat…but what is a little different about the secretary of state,” he added. Hegseth had also served…
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The unification of Murdoch’s companies
Rupert Murdoch, Chairman of News Corporation and Fox News, has announced that he will step down from his role in the firms. His son, Lachlan Murdoch, will become the sole Chairman of both Fox News and News Corporation. Rupert Murdoch, who turned 80 earlier this week, has been the company’s Chairman for the last eight…
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How do I watch the first Republican debate?
Donald Trump on Tuesday said he will not attend the first Republican presidential primary debate that will take place in Milwaukee on August 23. The former US President said that he will not participate in the event. The debate is organised by Fox News and sanctioned by the Republican National Committee.
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Carlson wrote that it wasn’t how white men fight
A text sent by Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson hours before he was fired over his response to the assault of an African-American man by President Donald Trump’s supporters on January 6 shows Carlson’s “controversy” and “crisis of conscience”, CNN reported. “I felt so strongly that we needed to do something about it,” he wrote.…
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Tucker Carlson is being shown the door
Fox News host Tucker Carlson used his show to inject a dark strain of conspiracy-mongering into Republican politics. According to evidence collected by the company, Carlson is one of many other people at the network, up to and including Rupert Murdoch. “As…audience [has] gotten more extreme, as conservative voters and activists have moved even further…[they’ve]…
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Tucker Carlson has a great replacement
Fox News said on Monday that Tucker Carlson has left the network after nine years. Carlson’s last day hosting his show was April 21. The ouster comes amid a sexual harassment lawsuit against the channel and Carlson. “This is a step towards accountability for the election lies and Baseless conspiracy theories spread by Fox News,…
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Tucker Carlson is shown the door
Reacting to Tucker Carlson’s resignation from Fox News, former US Vice President Joe Biden said, “This is some Justice for the American people.” He added, “This is some justice for the American people and for Fox News viewers who’ve been manipulated and lied to for years, all in an attempt to boost the channel’s ratings…
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Fox News remains an egregious example of American journalism
Fox News has reportedly agreed to settle a defamation case with Dominion Gaming in US which accused it of promoting conspiracy theories about Dominion’s machines. According to reports, an agreement could be reached between the two companies within the next two months. The lawsuit was filed by Dominion in April 2020 against Fox News over…
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More election defamation suits are on their way in 2020
Fox News has settled a defamation case filed by Dominion Voting Systems over allegations of ballot-rigging in Georgia’s 2020 presidential election. The settlement doesn’t require Fox News to tell election lies on-air, according to a representative for the company. Dominion Voting Systems alleged that Fox’s on-air lies destroyed its reputation and is causing election officials…
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There are pending lawsuits against election deniers like Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell
Fox News and voting technology company Dominion Voting Systems have agreed to settle their defamation case over their 2020 election coverage. The two companies had sued each other after Fox News falsely alleged that Dominion’s machines threw votes for President Donald Trump and Vice President Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential elections. Fox News executives…
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The defamation battle is not stopping the election lies that Trump has been telling
New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu, in a speech on the Republican National Committee’s spring retreat, said that he had urged Fox News to break out of its “echo chamber” for Republicans to prosper. “I was on with…Fox News business anchor and senior vice president Neil Cavuto this morning, and I talk to the leadership at…
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What to look out for ahead of the trial
During the 2020 US Presidential election, Fox News aired a report that stated President Donald Trump lost the election because of voter fraud. In a private email, Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott wrote to James Murdoch that “Maybe Sean [Hannity] and Laura [Ingraham] went too far”. The email was sent by Scott to Murdoch after…
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The trial will start on Monday
A US voting machines maker has accused Fox News of defamation over comments made by host Sidney Powell and former US Mayor Rudy Giuliani in the days after the 2020 Presidential election. Dominion Systems filed a lawsuit against Fox over 20 comments made on the show between November 8 and January 26. It alleged that…
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There is a Fox News and a Dominion trial about to start
Fox News’ Tucker Carlson in a deposition said that Donald Trump’s decision to boycott Joe Biden’s inauguration was “so destructive” and that he was “trying to look away”. The deposition was revealed in a lawsuit filed against Fox over its coverage of the 2020 US presidential election. Trump is accused of conspiring with Fox to…
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What to know about the trial of Fox News
US-based election tech company Dominion is seeking $1.6 billion from Rupert Murdoch-owned Fox News for a series of “false statements” about the firm. Fox has responded to Dominion’s lawsuit saying it “never intended” to omit information and its inaccurate representations about Murdoch’s formal role at Fox News were “not meant to mislead the Court or…
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The trial will take place on Monday
A US election technology company Dominion Voting Systems has sued Rupert Murdoch-owned Fox News accusing it of broadcasting “false and malicious” statements on its machines. Dominion alleged that Fox executives knew the claims about its machines were false or acted in “reckless disregard for the truth”. The lawsuit was filed after the US presidential election…
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Murdoch had a role in sparking the investigation, Fox News apologized
Fox has apologised to the judge in the Dominion defamation case, taking responsibility for the “miscommunication” regarding Rupert Murdoch’s role at the network. The apology comes after the judge had launched an investigation into potential legal misconduct by Fox. Fox had repeatedly said that Murdoch didn’t have a title at the network but last week,…
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Succession might be more entertaining than the Fox News defamation case
A US judge sanctioned Fox News for withholding audio recordings of Maria Bartiromo talking off-air with President Donald Trump’s lawyers Sidney Powell and Rudy Giuliani. The judge said Fox failed to disclose key material to Dominion Voting Systems, which filed a defamation lawsuit against Fox after Bartiromo reported on collusion between Trump’s team and Russia…
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A defamation trial against Fox News is about to begin
Fox News’ defence in its $1.5 billion defamation suit against Dominion Voting Systems has suggested that President Donald Trump appeared to be trying to get around the judge by saying that he did not want the case heard in the public eye. Trump’s lawyer had earlier claimed that Trump didn’t want the case heard in…
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Tucker Carlson and Murdoch were correct in their opinion
The jury selection in a $1.6 billion defamation trial against Fox News over its reporting on alleged voter fraud in the US Presidential election will begin on Thursday. Dominion Voting Systems, the maker of voting machines that were used in some battleground states, has accused Fox of defamation. The network has argued the First Amendment…
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There are concurrent criminal and civil cases that are subject to unprecedented legal pressure
The judge in a lawsuit against Fox News, filed by Dominion Voting Systems, said that Rupert Murdoch’s involvement in the case is “a question of credibility”. The judge said this during a hearing where he questioned the testimony of a former Fox producer. The judge added that he will appoint an outside attorney to investigate…
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Judge lecturing attorneys about dual roles for Murdoch
US-based voting machine manufacturer Dominion Voting Systems is suing Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News and its parent Fox Corporation for defamation, claiming the channel aired baseless statements about voter fraud during the 2020 election. Dominion’s attorney has asked the court to allow Fox employees to testify about whether they personally believed the false claims against the…
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The judge ruled January 6 cannot be brought up at the Fox News defamation trial
Fox News can’t bring up broadcasts that factchecked Donald Trump’s lies on the 2020 election to prove that other broadcasts that amplified those lies weren’t defamatory, a Delaware Superior Court judge ruled. Those broadcasts are not relevant because someone else told the truth, he added. Dominion Voting Systems is suing Fox for defaming it by…
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A judge won’t proclaim a winner in a defamation case against Fox News
A judge has ruled that a US voting systems company Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation case against Fox News will proceed to a trial next month. The on-air statements from various Fox News Hosts after the 2020 presidential election had accused the company of rigging the election by flipping millions of votes from Donald Trump to…
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The judge in the case won’t proclaim a winner so the trial will proceed
A US court has ruled that the defamation case between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems, a subsidiary of IBM, will be held next month. “The evidence developed in this civil proceeding demonstrates that is CRYSTAL clear that none of the statements relating to Dominion about 2020 election are true,” the judge wrote. A trial…