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Rupert Murdoch owns Sky News in the United Kingdom.

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REFUTED
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4 sources for · 1 against

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Is it true that Rupert Murdoch owns Sky News in the United Kingdom?

No. A Wikipedia article states Murdoch sold his 39% of BSkyB to Comcast and that Sky News was to be sold to Disney, indicating he no longer owns Sky News in the UK. Other items only show historical or indirect links between Murdoch and Sky.

Verdict: REFUTED · 4 sources for, 1 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 4
An Introductory History of British Broadcasting
2005
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Crisell, A. (2005). An Introductory History of British Broadcasting. play.google.com. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=8t6CBMN-F-EC&source=gbs_api

Evidence against · 1
Rupert Murdoch
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Rupert Murdoch. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_Murdoch

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Crime, Justice and the Media
2014
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Marsh, I. & Melville, G. (2014). Crime, Justice and the Media. books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=3bBEAwAAQBAJ&dq=Rupert+Murdoch+owns+Sky+News+in+the+United+Kingdom.&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api

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

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

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