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Joinfortmill

(14,378 posts)
Wed Mar 1, 2023, 07:57 AM Mar 2023

'...an explosive legal filing has exposed the truth about Fox News.'

https://popular.info/p/murdoch-exposed

Note: Legum, among other things, was the Research Director for Hillary Clinton's Presidential campaign (my words)

'On Monday night, Dominion Voting Systems filed a document as part of its $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News... During Trump's campaign, [News Corp CEO] Rupert [Murdoch] provided Trump's son-in-law and senior Advisor, Jared Kushner, with Fox confidential information about Biden's ads, along with debate strategy.

While this..is an allegation and not a fact, Dominion signaled in its citation that it has significant evidence to back it up. Dominion says the allegation is substantiated by two passages of Murdoch's deposition, which has not been released in full, and another exhibit — likely an email or text message.

The behavior described in the Dominion filing is deeply corrupt. Fox News was entrusted with Biden's campaign ads in advance because the Biden campaign trusted it to operate as a legitimate news corporation. Murdoch abused that trust in an effort to give the Trump campaign an edge in the 2020 election.'

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Buns_of_Fire

(17,148 posts)
7. Well, they've been EXPOSED to it, anyway.
Wed Mar 1, 2023, 09:23 AM
Mar 2023

But as we've seen so many times, MAGAts have a well-developed immune system to the truth.

And welcome.

bucolic_frolic

(43,027 posts)
2. The deep plumb there is how and what they knew about debate strategy
Wed Mar 1, 2023, 08:08 AM
Mar 2023

I suppose in negotiating debate scheduling and conditions much could be revealed to a "news" operation. Or does it imply something stolen. Confidential discussions that were anything but.

2naSalit

(86,307 posts)
3. A conspiracy...
Wed Mar 1, 2023, 08:39 AM
Mar 2023

To destroy the country.

They all need to be held to account and punished for their treason. Even if they didn't do it for pooptin, they did it for power and wealth which makes them the enemy themselves.

This has to be addressed and pretty fucking fast. Maybe this will prompt Biden to replace Wray. Perhaps hes been waiting to see who is a candidate he can trust.

PJMcK

(21,988 posts)
6. I love that
Wed Mar 1, 2023, 09:14 AM
Mar 2023

It never gets old for me.

Deep down, Trump knows he’s a loser. I love his self-hatred that melted his soul. His personal miseries uplift me!

malaise

(268,663 posts)
10. We need to remind him every second of the day
Wed Mar 1, 2023, 09:27 AM
Mar 2023

Ridicule the fool of a loser.

What I detest most about him is that he thinks he's a genius when he'a lowlife thug

mopinko

(69,982 posts)
5. biden should sue.
Wed Mar 1, 2023, 08:54 AM
Mar 2023

i have little doubt that the fine print on those ad contracts says they cant do this.

yeah, yeah, i know. i cant wait for the verdict to come down here. i hope dominion makes them report that the lied ON THEIR OWN AIR.

dlk

(11,509 posts)
8. The Biden campaign should have their ad buys refunded
Wed Mar 1, 2023, 09:24 AM
Mar 2023

Fox acted in bad faith, although they doubtlessly have an out.

Farmer-Rick

(10,134 posts)
11. Good point
Wed Mar 1, 2023, 09:55 AM
Mar 2023

Non Disclosure Agreements are routine for most all advertising and media contracts.

I don't believe for a minute the agreement they had did Not include an NDA.

But when you're a crook, you're a crook.

lonely bird

(1,675 posts)
15. When Faux Noise is punished then something good will have come of this
Wed Mar 1, 2023, 10:36 AM
Mar 2023

Until then it will be business as usual. And Faux viewers don’t really care.

FakeNoose

(32,555 posts)
17. The punishment should involve the Murdochs losing control/ownership
Wed Mar 1, 2023, 12:17 PM
Mar 2023

I know that won't happen, but they've admitted under oath to the evil of their ways.

FIRST of all, the cable networks must stop forcing us to pay for Faux Noise even though we have no intention of ever watching. That's where Faux gets a lot of their working capital. If the Faux stations ever became optional that we must order and pay extra for - I predict that about 75% of American cable viewers would drop it immediately.

Once they lose that huge revenue stream, they'll need to charge more for their advertising and compete with the other cable channels. Having lost a lot of so-called "viewers" it won't be so attractive having to pay more for your advertising to be seen on this hideously biased and lying channel. A lot of the top shelf advertisers would drop out of the Faux line-up.

In a short time Faux Noise would be out of business.

PurgedVoter

(2,213 posts)
16. If you ran a corporation and fox did buisness with your competition, would you advertise on fox?
Wed Mar 1, 2023, 10:53 AM
Mar 2023

I would fully expect them to make sure your ad was shown in less advantageous moments.

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