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Rupert Murdoch owns the British broadcaster Sky.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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6 sources for · 0 against

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Is it true that Rupert Murdoch owns the British broadcaster Sky?

Unclear. Several reference items link Rupert Murdoch to Sky/BSkyB as founder, investor, merger partner or executive, but none states outright that he owns the British broadcaster Sky. The evidence covers his involvement rather than present ownership.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 6 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 6
Rupert Murdoch
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Rupert Murdoch. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_Murdoch

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Encyclopedia of Television
2014
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Newcomb, H. (2014). Encyclopedia of Television. books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=NUXIAgAAQBAJ&dq=Rupert+Murdoch+owns+the+British+broadcaster+Sky.&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api

Margaret Thatcher and Media Policy
2013
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Tait, R. G. (2013). Margaret Thatcher and Media Policy. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.18573/J.2013.10252

Sky/21st Century Fox: Merger
2017
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Sky/21st Century Fox: Merger. (2017). hansard.parliament.uk. https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2017-03-16/debates/114C2B2C-028E-4614-89D6-D56DFD87D814

Leading Sky News anchor Bob Friend dies at age 70
2024
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Leading Sky News anchor Bob Friend dies at age 70. (2024). en.wikinews.org. https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Leading_Sky_News_anchor_Bob_Friend_dies_at_age_70

British Television
1996
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Vahimagi, T. (1996). British Television. books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=SNMaAQAAIAAJ&dq=Rupert+Murdoch+owns+the+British+broadcaster+Sky.&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api

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