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In the last wave of the disinformation dispute in the presidential election, Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Corporation was sued by Smartmatic, which accuses its cable networks of defamation and contributing to the fervor that led to the siege of Capitol Hill.
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In December, Ben Smith spoke with Mugica and Connelly about the allegations made against Smartmatic. Read the interview here.
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