SALEM, Ore. — Oregon’s lawyer common introduced Monday she has begun investigating the board of administrators of Fox Corp. for breaching its fiduciary duties by permitting Fox News to broadcast false claims in regards to the 2020 presidential election - claims that price the broadcaster virtually $800 million in a lawsuit.

Also becoming a member of the investigation is Oregon State Treasurer Tobias Read, who oversees the Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, which owns greater than 250,000 shares of Fox inventory. Both Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and Read are Democrats.

“Treasurer Read and I believe that Fox’s board of directors breached its fiduciary duties by allowing Fox News to broadcast false claims that Dominion and Smartmatic rigged the 2020 presidential election,” Rosenblum stated. “We hope to hold the board accountable and protect the long-term value of Oregon’s investment in Fox Corp.”

Brian Nick, chief communications officer and government vice chairman of Fox Corp., declined to touch upon Rosenblum’s announcement.

In April, Fox News agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems $787.5 million to avert a trial within the voting machine firm’s lawsuit that will have uncovered how the community promoted lies in regards to the 2020 presidential election.

Dominion had argued that the information outlet owned by Fox Corp. broken Dominion’s status by peddling phony conspiracy theories that claimed its tools switched votes from former President Donald Trump to Democrat Joe Biden.

Lachlan Murdoch, chair and CEO of Fox Corp., stated when the settlement was introduced that it avoids “the acrimony of a divisive trial and a multiyear appeal process, a decision clearly in the best interests of the company and its shareholders.”

The Oregon Department of Justice stated the investigation will discover main a lawsuit in opposition to Fox’s administration on behalf of the corporate’s harmed buyers, which embody Oregon’s public workers.

“Fox directors and senior officers manage the company on behalf of its investors,” the division stated in an announcement. “They have a duty to manage the company competently, honestly, and in a manner that prevents foreseeable and catastrophic financial harm like that inflicted upon company’s shareholders by the Dominion and Smartmatic suits.”

“We invest for Oregon’s public servants and we aim to hold Fox’s board of directors, including Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, accountable for their decisions,” stated Read, who's a member of the Oregon Investment Council, which units state funding coverage. “Investigating Fox’s books and records is a necessary and significant step in fulfilling our obligation to our beneficiaries.”

As of May 26, the Oregon pension fund owned 168,075 Class A typical inventory shares and 92,850 Class B shares of Fox inventory, stated Roy Kaufmann, Rosenblum’s spokesperson.

Another voting machine firm, Smartmatic USA, has additionally sued Fox News over Fox News‘ bogus election claims. Dominion had sued Fox for $1.6 billion.

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