Fox Investor Suit Blasts ‘Erratic’ Hosts, ‘Outlandish Lies’ (1)

April 26, 2023, 8:45 PM UTCUpdated: April 26, 2023, 9:01 PM UTC

More details emerged Wednesday about shareholder litigation blaming Rupert Murdoch and other members of the Fox Corp. board for letting Fox News broadcast “outlandish lies” about the 2020 election that may end up costing the media giant billions.

A public version of the lawsuit was posted to the case docket two days after revelations that the network had parted ways with its most influential anchor, Tucker Carlson. The 208-page complaint assails Fox’s leaders for doing nothing to stop its hosts from airing false conspiracy theories pushed by former President Donald Trump and his allies, who claimed the election was ...

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