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Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corp and co-chairman of 21st Century Fox, arrives at the Sun Valley Resort of the annual Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, July 10, 2018 in Sun Valley, Idaho.

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Fox Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch is now slated to appear for a deposition later in January as part of Dominion Voting’s defamation lawsuit against the company and its cable news networks.

The deposition is set to occur Thursday and Friday next week, according to court filings. Murdoch had initially been scheduled to appear for a deposition in December via video call, but he’s now set for an in-person questioning on the Fox Studio lot in Los Angeles, according to a person familiar with the matter. The person declined to be named because they are not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.

Most recently, his son and Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch faced questioning as part of the lawsuit.

Dominion has brought a $1.6 billion lawsuit against Fox, arguing that Fox News and Fox Business made false claims that its voting machines were rigged in the 2020 presidential election between Donald Trump and Joe Biden.

A representative for Dominion didn’t immediately respond to comment on Fridat. Fox didn’t comment beyond the court filing, and has vigorously denied the claims.

The Murdochs are the highest-ranking Fox officials to face questioning. Last June, a Delaware judge overseeing the case ruled that Dominion’s lawsuit could be expanded beyond the...

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