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Inner Workings of Fox News on Display in Defamation Case

Documents from a defamation suit against Fox News reveal internal communications at the network, including how Fox News is run and Rupert Murdoch's involvement in editorial matters.

  • On Jan. 5, 2021, Fox News Chief Executive Suzanne Scott got an email from Rupert Murdoch suggesting to declare Joe Biden had won the presidency.
  • Documents from a defamation suit against Fox News reveal internal communications at the network.
  • Rupert Murdoch testified that Fox News executives who knowingly allow lies to be broadcast 'should be reprimanded, maybe got rid of.'.
  • On Jan. 8, former Fox executive Preston Padden emailed Rupert Murdoch a Washington Post article about the network’s role in amplifying election denialism.
  • Rupert Murdoch testified that he delegates everything to Ms. Scott.
Inner Workings of Fox News on Display in Defamation Case
Court documents show how CEO deals with Murdochs on editorial strategy, influence of top hosts

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