Lachlan Murdoch accuses Australian news site Crikey of using legal threat to attract subscriptions
by Amanda Meade from World news | The Guardian on (#62V1Z)
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Crikey used a legal threat from Lachlan Murdoch to drive subscriptions, a statement of claim from the co-chairman of News Corporation alleges.
Murdoch has launched proceedings for defamation against the independent news site over an article published in June that named the Murdoch family as an unindicted co-conspirator" in the 6 January Capitol riots.
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