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NYT: Murdoch Acknowledged Under Oath that his Fox News Hosts Were Promoting the Big Lie

Rupert Murdoch, chairman of the conservative media empire that owns Fox News, acknowledged in a deposition that several hosts for his networks promoted the false narrative that the election in 2020 was stolen from former President Donald J. Trump, court documents released on Monday showed.

“They endorsed,” Mr. Murdoch said under oath in response to direct questions about the hosts Sean Hannity, Jeanine Pirro, Lou Dobbs and Maria Bartiromo, a legal filing by Dominion Voting Systems said. “I would have liked us to be stronger in denouncing it in hindsight.”

Mr. Murdoch’s remarks, which he made last month as part of the $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox by Dominion, added to the evidence that Dominion has accumulated in an attempt to prove its central allegation: The people running the country’s most popular news network knew Mr. Trump’s claims of voter fraud during the 2020 election were false but broadcast them anyway.

Full Article: [dailykos.com]

nogod4me 8 Mar 2
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1

I love how he's tossing, Tuckums etal, under the buss, too bad it's not under an 18 wheeler..lol

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What I want to know is...;. why hasn't the FCC revoked their license? If it were MSNBC, the republicans would be running around rallying for the network to be shut down.

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Clever choice of words "they endorsed," well, presumably he knew the facts but kept quiet about them.

As he's stated, " it wasn't about Red or Blue, it was about Green"

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No. He's lying. The big lie garnered megabucks for him, and still is. I hope he pays for his greedy, wretched behavior.

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