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Rupert’s Post-Tucker, Post-Dominion Legal Headache

Gaming the Murdoch family’s Smartmatic settlement—plus, a look into a last ditch CNN legal maneuver.

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Eriq Gardner
April 24, 2023

Even with inflation, $787.5 million can buy a lot these days: a Caribbean island, Super Bowl tickets for 80,000 close friends, or even your way off the witness stand if you happen to be the head of a right-wing cable news network being sued over election conspiracies. But will Rupert Murdoch’s media company really be $787.5 million poorer after settling with Dominion? After inspecting the 8-K that Fox Corp. filed with the S.E.C., I suspect that Fox’s insurers may be picking up a good chunk of the tab.