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Prince Harry and Murdoch are in a relationship with the British tabloids
British Prince Harry has reached a settlement with Rupert Murdoch’s UK publishing arm to resolve a legal battle over alleged phone hacking at Murdoch’s News Of The World tabloids. In April, the prince and a senior member of the UK’s Parliament had sued Murdoch for “wilful failure” to prevent the phone-hacking scandal. Murdoch’s newspaper empire…
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The case of Prince Harry against Murdoch’s tabloids will go to trial
Rupert Murdoch’s News UK has paid around $1.5 billion to people who sued the company for unlawfully obtaining private information, including voice mail messages, financial and health documents, and other sensitive material. News UK said it “strongly denies” any unlawful gathering of information about former British Cabinet minister Chris Huhne. It added it “strongly” denied…
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The publisher of the ‘Washington Post’ tried to kill a story about him
Jeff Bezos, the world’s second-richest person and owner of the Washington Post, had named a former editor at The St Petersburg Times as the man who helped him capture the story that led to the hacking scandal at Rupert Murdoch’s British tabloids. Eugene Patterson Lewis, who passed away last year at the age of 68,…
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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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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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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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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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A judge says Murdochs can be forced to testify in a defamation trial
After Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate 21st Century Fox filed a motion to block US-based power company Dominion Energy from forcing Murdoch and his sons to testify in their election fraud case, the judge said that the case should go ahead. The judge added that the argument by Fox is based on a “state-of-the-art analysis”.
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Fox News is in a defamation case
Fox News chief Rupert Murdoch’s team mocked US President Donald Trump’s election fraud claims on air in 2020 while amplifying them to appease viewers, court documents revealed. One of the emails read, “Many…give no thought to electoral fraud…that is, these machines, these electronic voting companies, including Dominion, prominently Dominion,” while another read, “At least in…
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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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Judge of Fox News told him to not look like an idiot over Murdoch testifying
Fox News’ Founder Rupert Murdoch was too ill-equipped to testify at a $1.6 billion defamation case against the network, a judge said. However, the judge added that Murdoch had already submitted to seven hours of questioning in the deposition and his trial testimony would not be needed since he had already testified. US President Donald…
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Legal experts say that the case against Fox News has’smoking gun’ evidence
Fox News’ CEO Rupert Murdoch, in a deposition, has denied that the network endorsed ex-US President Donald Trump’s claims that the 2016 US Election was rigged. Murdoch said that he had told his family that Fox News shouldn’t be spreading conspiracy theories. In a $1.6 billion lawsuit filed against Fox News, Dominion Voting System had…
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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 said it was not an accident that the GOP was celebrated as a future of the party
Fox News’ owner Rupert Murdoch said that he’d prefer former President Donald Trump to be the leader of the Republican party instead of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. “We don’t want to see our party being like the Democratic Party,” Murdoch added. Trump, who is expected to run for the Republican presidential nomination, has been under…
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The election fraud claims that were peddled by Fox News stars were blasted off the air
Rupert Murdoch, the Chairman of Fox Corporation, suggested Fox News CEO Roger Scott to stop airing the Trump Myth that the 2020 US presidential election was stolen, according to court documents. This comes as Dominion Voting Systems filed a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News and CNN for falsely accusing the firm of switching…
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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 found to be dishonest and terrified of its own audience
Rupert Murdoch emailed Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott, telling her that Newsmax needed to be “watched” during the 2020 US presidential election, according to court filings. This comes after Dominion Voting Systems sued Fox News claiming it had aired “false claims of election fraud”. The filing said Fox executives fretted about alienating Trump when he…