LIBEL AND SLANDER – UNITED STATES

Murdoch defamation case could be impossible for Trump to win, experts say

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Original article by Georgie Hewson
abc.net.au – Page: Online : 23-Jul-25

The Wall Street Journal intends to "vigorously" defend its journalism in a defamation lawsuit that has been launched by US President Donald Trump. The newspaper, which is owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, is facing legal action after publishing an article which alleged that Trump had sent a birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein that included a sexually suggestive drawing. Trump has denied sending any such letter to the convicted sex offender. Harry Melkonian from the US Studies Centre notes that it is very hard for public figures – and particularly the nation’s president – to win a defamation lawsuit in the US.

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NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, UNITED STATES. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES. UNITED STATES STUDIES CENTRE

Fox and Dominion settle for $US787.5m in defamation lawsuit over election lies

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Original article by Sam Levine, Kira Lerner
The Guardian – Page: Online : 19-Apr-23

Fox Corporation has agreed to an out-of-court settlement with Dominion Voting Systems regarding the latter’s $US1.6bn defamation case. The legal action centred on claims made by Fox News presenters that Dominion’s voting machines were used to manipulate the 2020 US presidential election. The parties reached a settlement shortly before the six-week jury trial was scheduled to begin. The terms of the $US787.5m ($1.17bn) settlement have not been disclosed. Fox Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch is amongst those who had been called to testify.

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FOX CORPORATION, FOX NEWS, DOMINION VOTING SYSTEMS CORPORATION

Murdoch said Fox hosts endorsed idea of stolen election

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The New Daily – Page: Online : 1-Mar-23

Court documents released in the US show that Fox Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch and other executives of the media group believed that Joe Biden had fairly won the 2020 presidential election. The documents also show that Murdoch had acknowledged under oath that some Fox hosts had "endorsed" the notion that Biden had "stolen" the election. Dominion Voting System is suing Fox Corp for defamation over Fox News’s coverage of the election. The voting technology company has argued that internal communications and depositions by Fox personnel prove that the network had knowingly spread falsehoods about Donald Trump election loss in order to bolster its ratings.

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FOX CORPORATION, FOX NEWS, DOMINION VOTING SYSTEMS

Rupert Murdoch to be deposed in Dominion defamation case

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Original article by Helen Coster
The New Daily – Page: Online : 20-Jan-23

Election technology company Dominion Voting Systems has launched defamation action against Fox News Network over allegations it ‘amplified’ false claims that its voting machines helped to rig the 2020 US presidential election in favour of Joe Biden and against Donald Trump; it is seeking US1.6 billion ($2.3 billion) in damages. Fox Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch is due to be questioned by lawyers for Dominion on 19 and 20 January in Los Angeles; his sessions will be closed to the general public.

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DOMINION VOTING SYSTEMS, FOX NETWORK, FOX CORPORATION