Murdoch ‘Urged’ Fox to Fire Conspiracist Lou Dobbs, But Nothing Happened
The Fox Corporation Founder admitted that prominent Fox political commentator Lou Dobbs, as well as Maria Bartiromo, were endorsing election misinformation, but seemed to imply it was not as bad since they were just “commentators.”
According to the documents, Murdoch “suggested, or urged” execs to fire Dobbs because he “was an extremist.” That didn’t stop Dobbs from hosting his show all the way through the election and beyond. Murdoch said in his deposition: “They should be reprimanded… maybe got rid of” when Fox executives knowingly allowed conspiracists to broadcast lies.
Fox would eventually cancel Lou Dobbs Tonight in February, 2021.
