Fox News founder Rupert Murdoch deposed in Smartmatic election lawsuit
Publishing timestamp: 2023-11-28 12:48:51
Summary
Rupert Murdoch is being deposed in a $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit filed by Smartmatic against Fox Corp. Smartmatic accuses Fox and some of its hosts and guests of knowingly spreading false claims about the 2020 U.S. presidential election. This is the second time Murdoch has been deposed in a defamation lawsuit this year. In a previous deposition, Murdoch admitted that some Fox News hosts endorsed false narratives about the election. Smartmatic is seeking damages for the alleged damage caused by the defendants' "disinformation campaign." Murdoch is not named as a defendant in the lawsuit.
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