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In addition to politically liberal commentary, Salon covers a variety of topics including reviews about books, films and music; articles about modern life, including relationships and sexuality; and reviews about technology. Founded in 1995 by David Talbot, it was created by former San Francisco Examiner staff members who departed the newspaper looking to explore digital journalism. The website has maintained its progressive style over the years, producing stories in the format of a “smart tabloid” in order to reach popular audiences, as Talbot said in 2008. Although it has historically been unprofitable, Salon offers both free and premium content, with about 15 new articles posted per day.
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Fox Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch admitted in a deposition that some Fox News hosts "endorsed" false election conspiracy theories but he chose not to stop them, according to unsealed court documents in Dominion Voting Systems' $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against the network.
"They endorsed," Murdoch said in the deposition in response to questions about hosts Sean Hannity, Jeanine Pirro, Lou Dobbs and Maria Bartiromo.
Asked whether he told the network's top stars to stop promoting false claims that the election was stolen from former President Donald Trump, Murdoch acknowledged, "I could have. But I didn't."
At one point in the deposition, Murdoch said he declined to tell the network to stop airing ads from MyPillow founder Mike Lindell, an avid election conspiracy theorist. The filing showed that Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott sent Lindell a personal note and gift while encouraging hosts to book him as a guest to "get ratings."