ToplineFormer Fox Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch will be questioned this week as part of Smartmatic’s ongoing defamation lawsuit against Fox News, Reuters reported Tuesday, as the voting machine company seeks to hold Fox Corp. liable for lies about fraud involving Smartmatic’s machines that were spread on Fox News after the 2020 election. Rupert Murdoch at his annual party at Spencer House, St James' Place on June 22 in London. What To Watch ForIt’s unclear when the court will rule on whether Fox Corp. will be dismissed from the case. TangentMurdoch’s deposition comes soon after the 92-year-old announced in September he was stepping down as the chairman of Fox Corp. and parent company News Corp., before formally leaving the position earlier this month. Key BackgroundSmartmatic’s case against Fox, its anchors and Giuliani is one of five defamation suits the voting machine company has brought in the aftermath of the 2020 election.

Source: Fox News November 28, 2023 19:29 UTC