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Portrait of Rupert Murdoch

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Born in Australia · Nationalities Australian, American — Médias / Fox / News Corp / gouvernance / phone hacking / diffamation / succession

Rupert Murdoch

Business and billionairesMedia and journalism

Fiche documentée couvrant 12 controverses, dont « 1960s-2010s : construction d'un empire médiatique mondial et concentration de pouvoir » et « 1986-1990s : guerre industrielle avec les syndicats britanniques à Wapping ».

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Profile No. 5759 · Updated on 12 October 2026

Portrait of Rupert Murdoch

Photo: Eva Rinaldi · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
12Documented controversies+ 1 background event
5Sources
0Formal charge · all time
0Conviction

§ Legal statuses reflect the documented sources as of the date shown; they replace neither court decisions nor the presumption of innocence. Counts are not a rating. Methodology

I. Documented controversies

01

1990s–2026

1990s-2026 : débats récurrents sur proximité avec responsables politiques

No legal proceedings

Murdoch entretient des relations étroites avec de nombreux responsables politiques et ses titres prennent des positions éditoriales influentes.

State of the evidence
Documented
Legal status — source text
Not applicable
Attribution
Directly implicated

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    ReutersRupert Murdoch's wish to re-merge Fox Corp and News Corp 'could happen in future,' court documents and video showNews agencyVery high reliability

Last verified: 26 September 2026

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02

mai 2026–

2026 : Murdoch personnellement nommé dans la nouvelle action en diffamation de Donald Trump contre le Wall Street Journal

Civil / administrative proceedings

Trump réintroduit une action de 10 milliards de dollars contre le Wall Street Journal, News Corp, Rupert Murdoch et d'autres au sujet d'un article sur ses liens avec Jeffrey Epstein.

Legal status — source text
pending
Attribution
Accused

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    ReutersTrump says in defamation lawsuit Murdoch told him he would 'handle' WSJ story on Epstein tiesNews agencyVery high reliability

Last verified: 26 September 2026

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03

2026

2026 : offensive de News Corp contre l'usage non autorisé de ses contenus par des services d'IA

Civil / administrative proceedings

News Corp contre-attaque Brave en justice pour scraping et revente allégués d'articles à des entreprises d'IA.

State of the evidence
Documented
Legal status — source text
pending

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    ReutersNews Corp countersues Brave for allegedly 'scraping' articles for AINews agencyVery high reliability

Last verified: 26 September 2026

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04

2011–2025

2011-2025 : règlements civils massifs liés au phone hacking

Civil / administrative proceedings

News Group Newspapers règle de nombreux dossiers de victimes d'écoutes et collecte illégale d'informations.

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    ReutersPrince Harry settles phone-hacking lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's UK newspaper groupNews agencyVery high reliability

Last verified: 26 September 2026

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05

2023–2025

2023-2025 : bataille de succession autour du family trust

Civil / administrative proceedings

Murdoch tente de modifier le trust familial pour renforcer le contrôle futur de Lachlan au détriment de trois autres enfants.

State of the evidence
Documented
Legal status — source text
Settlement
Attribution
Directly implicated

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    ReutersRupert Murdoch's wish to re-merge Fox Corp and News Corp 'could happen in future,' court documents and video showNews agencyVery high reliability

Last verified: 26 September 2026

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06

janvier 2025

2025 : règlement avec le prince Harry dans le dossier phone hacking

Civil / administrative proceedings

News Group Newspapers conclut un règlement avec le prince Harry et lui présente des excuses pour certaines intrusions illégales.

State of the evidence
Settlement
Legal status — source text
Settlement

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    ReutersPrince Harry settles phone-hacking lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's UK newspaper groupNews agencyVery high reliability

Last verified: 26 September 2026

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07

18 avril 2023

2023 : règlement Fox-Dominion de 787,5 millions de dollars

Civil / administrative proceedings

Fox règle le procès de Dominion pour 787,5 millions de dollars après des allégations de fraude électorale diffusées à l'antenne.

State of the evidence
Settlement
Legal status — source text
Settlement

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    ReutersFox settles Dominion lawsuit for $787.5 million over US election liesNews agencyVery high reliability

Last verified: 26 September 2026

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08

2023

2023 : départ des présidences de Fox et News Corp

No legal proceedings

Murdoch quitte les fonctions de chairman et devient chairman emeritus, tandis que Lachlan Murdoch assume davantage de contrôle.

State of the evidence
Documented
Attribution
Direct responsibility

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    ReutersRupert Murdoch's wish to re-merge Fox Corp and News Corp 'could happen in future,' court documents and video showNews agencyVery high reliability

Last verified: 26 September 2026

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09

2005–2011

2005-2011 : scandale des écoutes téléphoniques au Royaume-Uni

Conviction — against des journalistes et cadres de ses journaux

Protagonist not prosecuted — these proceedings are not counted in their formal charges or convictions.

Des journalistes et intermédiaires de News of the World interceptent illégalement des messageries vocales, entraînant enquêtes, condamnations et règlements civils.

State of the evidence
Documented
Person targeted by the proceedings
des journalistes et cadres de ses journaux
Role of the person profiled
Protagonist not prosecuted

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    ReutersPrince Harry settles phone-hacking lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's UK newspaper groupNews agencyVery high reliability

Last verified: 26 September 2026

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10

2011

2011 : fermeture de News of the World et audition parlementaire

No legal proceedings

Face au scandale, Murdoch ferme News of the World et comparaît devant le Parlement britannique.

State of the evidence
Documented
Legal status — source text
completed
Attribution
Direct responsibility

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    ReutersPrince Harry settles phone-hacking lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's UK newspaper groupNews agencyVery high reliability

Last verified: 26 September 2026

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11

1960s–2010s

1960s-2010s : construction d'un empire médiatique mondial et concentration de pouvoir

No legal proceedings

Murdoch construit un groupe mondial comprenant presse, télévision et divertissement, avec une forte capacité d'influence sur l'agenda public.

State of the evidence
Documented
Attribution
Directly implicated

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    ReutersRupert Murdoch's wish to re-merge Fox Corp and News Corp 'could happen in future,' court documents and video showNews agencyVery high reliability

Last verified: 26 September 2026

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12

1986–1990s

1986-1990s : guerre industrielle avec les syndicats britanniques à Wapping

No legal proceedings

News International déplace ses activités à Wapping, affronte les syndicats de l'imprimerie et accélère la modernisation technologique.

State of the evidence
Documented
Legal status — source text
completed
Attribution
Direct responsibility

Sources · 1

  1. [1]
    ReutersPrince Harry settles phone-hacking lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's UK newspaper groupNews agencyVery high reliability

Last verified: 26 September 2026

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II. Documented background

Documented biographical or institutional milestones (elections, appointments, foundings, acquisitions…). These are not controversies and are not counted as such.

  1. 2022–2026

    2022-2026 : projet récurrent de réunification Fox-News Corp

    Murdoch pousse à plusieurs reprises l'idée de réunir Fox Corp et News Corp.

    Sources · 1
    1. Reuters — Rupert Murdoch's wish to re-merge Fox Corp and News Corp 'could happen in future,' court documents and video show

III. Constellation of documented links

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Two profiles are linked when a documented controversy of one names the other. The link points to that controversy and its sources; it does not indicate a personal relationship.

List of documented links (10)
  1. News Corp2 documented references
  2. Donald Trump1 documented reference
  3. Hugh Jackman1 documented reference
  4. Jeffrey Epstein1 documented reference
  5. Lachlan Murdoch1 documented reference
  6. Michael Gove1 documented reference
  7. Piers Morgan1 documented reference
  8. Prince Harry1 documented reference
  9. Rebekah Brooks1 documented reference
  10. Vince Cable1 documented reference

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