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The New York Times had an article about Rupert Murdoch’s rants over Fox News
Rupert Murdoch, who has run Fox News for decades, will step down as the chairman of Fox and News Corp. His son Lachlan Murdoch will succeed him as the chairman of both Fox Corp., the broadcast arm of the family’s holdings, and News Corp. Murdoch wrote in a memo that he has been engaged with…
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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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New emails show that the CEO of Fox News said that fact-checking of Donald Trump’s election lies was bad for business
Fox News has asked to be dropped from a lawsuit filed by US-based hedge fund Dominion Fox Corporation that alleged Fox News and two of its employees falsified results of the 2020 mid-term elections. Dominion had alleged Fox News “fabricated” results to favour President Donald Trump’s re-election. The company had asked the judge to order…
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Legal experts said that Dominion had unearthed’smoking gun’ evidence in case against Fox News
During an interview with the owner of Fox News, Lachlan Murdoch, he was asked if he could have told Fox News’ CEO and its stars to stop giving airtime to Rudy Giuliani, a key Trump campaign lawyer peddling election lies, an ex-Fox producer has claimed. “Hannity is getting awfully close to the line with his…
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The CEO of Fox News warned against ‘crazies’
Messages between Fox News’ Co-chair Suzanne Scott and the network’s Chief Executive Officer Lachlan Murdoch in December 2020 have surfaced online. Scott sent Murdoch a message saying Newsmax needed to be watched, while Murdoch wrote, “Why do… Murdochs want to take away…Fox News monopoly on pro-Trump ads?” Murdoch told Scott he didn’t believe her coverage…
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Q: What’s it like to be surprised by Fox News revelations?
Rupert Murdoch’s son Lachlan Murdoch in a deposition told a judge that Fox News executives who knowingly allowed “lies to be broadcast” should face consequences. The deposition was part of a $1.6 billion lawsuit against Fox News over the 2020 election. The suit alleged that Fox News employees violated the US constitutional right to vote…
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Murdoch acknowledged that the hosts of Fox News endorsed false election claims
A senior Fox News executive, Raj Shah, testified in a US court that he had assured Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan Murdoch that the channel shouldn’t be spreading conspiracy theories. Shah said he told the Murdochs “that Fox News should not be spreading conspiracy theories”. Shah’s testimony was given during a hearing over allegations…
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Fox News has been seen as a dishonest organization scared of its own audience
After former US President Donald Trump’s supporters attacked the Capitol in January 2021, Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott texted Lachlan Murdoch, the Fox Corp Co-Chairman, that the network will “highlight our stars and put flags on the buildings so the viewers know we hear them and respect them.” The message came after a pro- Trump…