NEW YORK: Media mogul Rupert Murdoch admitted in a deposition that hosts on his Fox News network promoted the false claim that the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump, court documents show. The 91-year-old billionaire said some anchors had 'endorsed' the falsehood, according to a filing by vote mach
NEW YORK: Media mogul Rupert Murdoch admitted in a deposition that hosts on his Fox News network promoted the false claim that the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump, court documents show.
Murdoch denied though that the conservative network in its entirety had pushed Trump's baseless claim that he had lost to Joe Biden because of widespread fraud. The media titan added that he had been doubtful of Trump's claims, in the document released late Monday.A spokesperson for Fox News did not immediately respond to a request for comment.It alleges that the 24-hour news behemoth promoted Trump's false claims that its machines were used to rig the election.
Fox News denies committing defamation. It claims it was only reporting on Trump's allegations, not supporting them, and is protected by the First Amendment's protection of free speech.
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