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That has not been proven, and in fact it would be very hard to prove. I personally would be very surprised if he had.

BUT, it doesnt matter. As the head of the company, Rupert is ultimately responsible. We are not talking about a few one off events here. This kind of behavior has been going on in several Murdoch titles for years. Decades in fact. It's inconceivable that Murdoch did not know that something illegal was going on. After all, he had the final say-so on whether stories were run or not. One considering factor is whether the story is true or not (if only to avoid litigation) and that means he must have asked how certain information was acquired.

I don't like the left making points like this. They have always hated Murdoch and this is obviously payback time for them. But at the same time, the right in the UK doesn't have a lot of time for Rupert either. He is not a popular man.