An April 25 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) claims a conspiracy is behind the recent ouster of a high-profile media personality.
“Blackrock owns 59.M shares of Dominion,” reads the post. “Blackrock owns 45.7M shares of Fox. Blackrock sued itself and fired Tucker Carlson as part of that lawsuit. FIGURED IT OUT YET?”
The post was shared more than 300 times in two days. Another version of the claim was retweeted more than 15,000 times in one day.
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BlackRock owns shares in Fox Corp. and Dominion Energy, not Dominion Voting Systems as this post asserts. It did not sue itself or have any role in Carlson's firing, the company said.
Fox News announced on April 24 that Carlson, a longtime cable news personality who hosted “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” was no longer with the company. The split came one week after Fox News settled a defamation suit with Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million, as reported by USA TODAY.
Outlets including The Washington Post and NPR reported Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch and Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott made the decision to sever ties with Carlson.
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