That company sued Fox in 2021 for $1.6 billion over false claims by Fox hosts during the 2020 election that Dominion helped Joe Biden win a fraudulent election over Donald Trump. During a deposition in which Murdoch was asked under oath whether the Fox anchors had endorsed Trump’s stolen election claims, the executive acknowledged they had, the New York Times reported this week. But Murdoch rejected accusations that Fox News, as a whole, endorsed Donald Trump’s stolen election claims and seemingly distanced himself and the Fox Corporation from the anchors’ statements. “But I don’t think they’re going to hold the larger audience. “I think they’re going to lose that credibility very quickly if they don’t categorically reject shareholder primacy,” Painter said.

Source: Fox News March 04, 2023 22:02 UTC