Rupert Murdoch
criticalChairman Emeritus, Fox Corporation
Chairman, News Corp (1980-2023)
Fox Corporation
News Corp
Fox News
January 26, 2026
Description
Media mogul and founder of Fox News, now Fox Corporation Chairman Emeritus. Built media empire that spread election lies, climate denial, and far-right propaganda. Dominion lawsuit revealed he knew Fox was spreading false election claims.
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Evidence
Dominion lawsuit documents showed he knew Fox was spreading false election claims but allowed it to continue
Fox News agreed to pay $787.5 million to settle Dominion defamation lawsuit over election lies
Built media empire across US, UK, and Australia that promoted climate denial and right-wing populism
Fox News under his leadership promoted Trump's false election claims and January 6 revisionism