“We are entering a truly bizarre phase of this where [Trump] has actually convinced himself of this farce and will do more bizarre things to de-legitimize the election,” Fox Corp. board member Paul Ryan told the Murdochs.
New court documents show that Rupert Murdoch and his top lieutenants at Fox News were aware that former President Trump’s claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election were false, but agreed to give them continued coverage in an effort to keep its unhappy viewers from fleeing.
When asked as to whether he could have said to Fox News Media Chief Executive Suzanne Scott and the network’s hosts “stop putting Rudy Giuliani on the air,” Murdoch replied, “I could have. But I didn’t.” The filing also reveals that Fox Corp. board member Paul Ryan warned the Murdochs “that Fox News should not be spreading conspiracy theories,” according to testimony from the former Republican Speaker of the House.
The filing provides an extraordinary glimpse into the operations of Fox News, where network executives intensely debated how to debunk Trump’s false claims without agitating its viewers, some of whom were flocking towhich was far more sympathetic to the falsehoods. Murdoch’s son Lachlan, Fox Corp.'s chief executive, testified that he would lie awake at night worrying about Fox News ratings.
No statement was made that night and the next day, Jan. 6, Trump-supporting rioters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to stop the electoral vote count. As the case moves forward, the inner workings at Fox News are being exposed through texts, e-mails and deposition testimony, presenting a picture of an operation panicked over how Trump supporters in its audience would abandon the network.
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