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  2. Apr 26, 2023 · BlackRock does own a 7.1% stake in the energy company and a 15.1% stake in Fox News corporation. This is an entry-level mistake for sowers of false claims about the 2020 presidential election.

  3. Apr 24, 2023 · Social media posts claimed that BlackRock owns shares of Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems, and that BlackRock sued itself and fired Tucker Carlson as part of that lawsuit.

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    Dominion Voting Systems sued Fox News for defamation, alleging the news organization spread lies about the company after the 2020 election. After the suit was settled, social media posts falsely claimed that Fox and Dominion Voting Systems were owned by the same company, BlackRock. BlackRock does not own any shares of Dominion Voting Systems.

    In 2021, Dominion Voting Systems, which says its voting machines are used by more than 40% of U.S. voters, filed a defamation lawsuit against Fox News, alleging the news organization and some of its commentators, including Tucker Carlson, spread liesabout the company after the 2020 election. The defamation suit was settledfor $787.5 million on Apri...

    BlackRock. “About BlackRock in the U.S.” Accessed 3 May 2023. BlackRock (@BlackRock). “BlackRock has no ownership stake in Dominion Voting Systems, and we are not involved in the hiring and firing of employees at public companies in which our clients are invested. Dominion Voting Systems is owned by a private equity firm that is not affiliated with...

  4. Apr 26, 2023 · The posts misrepresent BlackRock’s ownership of 59 million shares in Dominion Energy Inc., a Virginia-based power and energy company that is unrelated to the voting technology firm. BlackRock owns 15.1% of Fox Corp.’s Class A shares, which are the mass media company’s non-voting shares.

  5. Sep 27, 2020 · Social media posts claim investment giant BlackRock has major holdings in both Fox Corp and Dominion Voting Systems, suggesting this is why the US television company fired host Tucker Carlson...

  6. Apr 26, 2023 · Fox in April 2023 agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems $787.5 million to settle the defamation suit. The claim about BlackRock's ownership of the voting company was made in an April 24, 2023 tweet (archived here) on the @robertbaudot account.

  7. May 3, 2023 · BlackRock owns shares in Fox Corp. but not in Dominion Voting Systems. The claim implies corruption in the recent settlement in which Fox News agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems $787.5 million.

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