The founder of Fox News blasted Facebook for having “popularized scurrilous news sources” without a hint of irony. Rupert Murdoch — Fox News’ current chairman and acting CEO — has criticized Facebook for, of all things, helping promote “scurrilous news sources.” If you’re not a conservative Republican, the irony of that statement probably does not elude you. “Facebook and Google have popularized scurrilous news sources through algorithms that are profitable for these platforms but inherently unreliable,” Murdoch said in a statement, according to Reuters.