James Murdoch, son of Fox Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch, has criticized “media property owners” for the “toxic” state of American politics, blaming not only the politicians but also the outlets who “know the truth but choose instead to propagate lies.”
In an interview with Financial Times that was posted Friday — and without directly naming Fox News or other outlets owned by his father, like the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post — Murdoch said that the amplification of disinformation by some media groups has led to a “substantial” portion of the public believing a falsehood. Therefore, he said, those outlets played a role in the U.S.