• Fakes News says they sent their flunkies out to do the dirty work

    From Technobarbarian@21:1/5 to All on Wed Mar 22 15:33:17 2023
    Fakes news says they sent out their flunkies to do the dirty work, so they aren't responsible for the lies.

    "Fox Argues Top Executives Weren’t Involved in Voter Fraud Broadcasts
    Lawyers for the company, which faces a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit, are pushing for a judge to rule in their favor before a trial."

    "WILMINGTON, Del. — Fox Corporation executives, including Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, had no direct involvement in what aired on the company’s cable news channels, and therefore their company should not be found liable in a $1.6 defamation case,
    lawyers for Fox argued Wednesday in a Delaware court.

    The argument was part of Fox’s request for a pretrial victory. Dominion Voting Systems has accused both Fox News and its parent company, Fox Corporation, of defaming the business. Dominion says Fox’s shows repeatedly linked its voting machines to a
    vast conspiracy of fraud in the 2020 presidential election.

    Erin Murphy, a lawyer for both Fox Corporation and Fox News, said there was no evidence that corporate executives were involved in the Fox News shows in question. She said Dominion would need to show that they had directly participated in the broadcasts
    to meet the high standard needed to prove defamation."

    https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/22/business/media/fox-executives-dominion.html

    TB

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