Rupert Murdoch, chairman of Fox Corporation, has admitted under oath that several Fox News hosts promoted false conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election. This revelation came as part of a $1.6 billion lawsuit against Fox News by Dominion Voting Systems, which is suing the news giant for promoting claims that its voting machines were used to deny former President Donald Trump the election. Murdoch rejected that Fox News endorsed Trump's election lies, but conceded that certain hosts had promoted falsehoods about the 2020 presidential contest being stolen. The lawsuit is ongoing, and Fox News continues to face criticism for its promotion of false conspiracy theories and its willingness to spread misinformation.
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Rupert Murdoch, Executive Chairman of Fox Corporation, has admitted in court documents that he was aware of Fox News hosts spreading false claims of widespread voter fraud after the 2020 election. He acknowledged that some Fox News hosts endorsed false claims, but said that Fox News was trying to straddle the line between conspiracy theories and truth. Despite his private opinion that their claims were false, Murdoch has declined to rein in Fox News hosts.
Key takeaways: Media organizations are calling for full public access to the thousands of hours of video recorded inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan.…
Key takeaways: Media organizations, including CBS News, are demanding access to surveillance and police videos from the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol. The…
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has granted Fox News host Tucker Carlson access to 41,000 hours of Capitol surveillance footage from Jan. 6, prompting Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to warn of "grave security risks" to members of Congress and those who work on Capitol Hill. Schumer has urged McCarthy to reconsider his decision, as the footage contains closely held information about Capitol security that could compromise the safety of the Legislative Branch.
Fox News host Tucker Carlson has been granted access to 44,000 hours of security camera footage taken during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Carlson plans to bring viewers what he finds next week, and that excerpts of the footage will air on Fox News in the coming weeks. The footage is expected to provide further insight into the events of Jan. 6 and the involvement of members of Congress in the insurrection.
Dominion Voting Systems is suing Fox News for $1.6 billion in damages due to their coverage of the 2020 election, which included baseless conspiracy theories and interviews with Trump sycophants. A new court filing has revealed private messages between Fox News hosts and employees, as well as media mogul Rupert Murdoch, including a text from Tucker Carlson calling then-President Trump “a demonic force” and “a destroyer.” Fox News is trying to get the case dismissed on the grounds that the claim is insufficient.
Emails and text messages released as part of a legal filing show that Fox News executives and hosts privately trashed lies pushed by former President Donald Trump and his legal team, but chose not to disclose the truth out of fear of alienating their audience. The lies included a bizarre tale of a rigged election involving voting machine software manipulation “created in Venezuela” by the late Hugo Chavez.