Back in 2021, Fox Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch was described by U.S. President Joe Biden as the ¡°the most dangerous man in the world,¡± such was the raw power his cable news network had in shaping public opinion.
Flash forward to now, where a more diminished figure emerges from court filings revealed this week as part of a $1.6 billion defamation suit against Fox by Dominion Voting Systems Inc., one forced into an uncomfortable admission: He could have stopped the promotion of the false idea that the 2020 election was rigged against Donald Trump, but feared the network would lose loyal viewers and irritate the then-president.
Asked if he could have stopped producers and hosts from booking guests like Sidney Powell who propagated the election myth, Murdoch said, ¡°I could have, but I do not run Fox News that way. I appointed Ms. Scott to the job,¡± referring to Suzanne Scott, the chief executive officer of Fox News. ¡°And I delegate everything to her,¡± he added.
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