Murdochs Deny Blame for Fox’s Record Election Defamation Payout

Rupert Murdoch and other Fox Corp. senior leaders fired back at allegations that they’re personally to blame for the potentially multibillion-dollar fallout of false conspiracy theories Fox News aired about the 2020 election.

The billionaire news tycoon, his son Lachlan, and other Fox executives moved to end shareholder litigation brought by a group of pension funds over the network’s role in spreading lies pushed by former President Donald Trump and his allies, who said after the election that it was rigged by voting machine makers. The board members named as defendants include former US House Speaker Paul Ryan.

Even if ...