Murdoch Media Empire Pushed Iraq, Brexit and Trump for Profit, Not Ideology
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Rupert Murdoch's media empire pushed for the Iraq War, with 175 Murdoch-owned papers supporting the invasion.
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Murdoch's tabloid The Sun was a driving force behind Brexit, spending almost 100,000 euros campaigning for the Leave side.
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Fox News laid the groundwork for Trump's rise by promoting birther conspiracies and giving him a regular segment before 2016.
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Murdoch privately criticized Trump's election lies but allowed Fox News hosts to keep pushing them, leading to a $785 million settlement.
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Murdoch pushed Iraq, Brexit, and Trump not for ideology but for money and power, agreeing his approach was "not red or blue, it is green."