Fox has argued it had a right to report on election-fraud allegations made by Mr Trump and his lawyers, and that Dominion’s lawsuit would stifle press freedom.

A judge rejected the network’s bid to toss the case in December 2021.

“From the highest levels down, Fox knowingly spread lies about Dominion,” the election machine company said in a statement.

Mr Murdoch is expected to be questioned in person in Los Angeles on Thursday and Friday by lawyers for Dominion, according to a filing in Delaware Superior Court.

The session will be closed to the public.

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