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In a $788 Million Defamation Settlement, Fox News Admits That It Spread False Claims About Election Fraud

"The truth matters," says Dominion Voting Systems, and "lies have consequences."

Reason

No consequences so far after Trump supporters copied Georgia election data

ATLANTA — Caught by surveillance video, text messages and emails, overwhelming evidence shows that supporters of then-President Donald Trump copied Georgia’s statewide voting software from an election office in rural Coffee County in early 2021.

Tribune News Service

Dominion lawyer says ‘lies have consequences’ as Fox settles defamation suit for $787.5m – as it happened

Settlement comes just as opening statements were to begin in trial

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Dominion’s $1.6bn trial against Fox News over election lies delayed

Trial represents one of the more muscular efforts to hold the powerful news outlet accountable for role in spreading falsehoods

The Guardian - US

Jean Guerrero: The lies of Fox News hurt far more than just Dominion Voting Systems

Fox News is now on trial for defamation, not for its years-long assault on American democracy and civil discourse.

Los Angeles Times

Dominion v Fox News: what’s at stake in the $1.6bn defamation lawsuit

High-profile trial over Fox’s airing of false claims of election fraud begins, and could see Rupert Murdoch testify

The Guardian - US

Monday briefing: Fox News, Tucker Carlson and the $1.6bn trial over ‘rigged election’ misinformation

In today’s newsletter: The American media giant face technology firm Dominion in court over claims their machines aided in rigging the 2020 election – here’s what you need to know about the trial

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Fox News’ $1.6 billion defamation trial over Trump's election lies: What you need to know

Fox News is set to go to trial in a lawsuit brought by voting machine-maker Dominion that could lead to embarrassing new revelations for the conservative-leaning TV network.

Tribune News Service

The $1.6 billion Dominion v. Fox News trial starts Tuesday. Catch up here

Dominion Voting Systems is suing Fox News and its parent company Fox Corp. for knowingly airing false claims that its machines rigged the 2020 election against then-President Donald Trump.

WEKU

Fox News and Dominion head to trial in a potentially historic $1.6 billion defamation case

The courtroom showdown between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems is being called the media trial of the 21st century and that’s not an exaggeration.

Los Angeles Times

Fox News Starts Its Dominion Defamation Trial With Several Strikes Against It

Pretrial rulings recognized the falsity of the election-fraud claims that the outlet aired and rejected three of its defenses.

Reason

Murdoch, Fox face $1.6 billion trial over 2020 election as Trump surges

Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News empire is going on trial for airing false 2020 election fraud claims, even as it continues to struggle over its relationship with the man who most stoked those conspiracy theories: former President Donald Trump.

Tribune News Service

How improperly obtained election system information is being shared in far-right circles

WASHINGTON — On the third day of the Conservative Political Action Conference in March, two men delivered on experts' biggest concerns about attempts to access election machines after the 2020 election.

Los Angeles Times

Judge may force Murdoch to testify

Judge told attorney not to make him "look like an idiot," citing Murdoch's marriage and travel plans

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Salon

Fox CEO: Facts are "bad for business"

Emails show Fox News intentionally lying "because they want the revenue to continue flowing," ex-prosecutor says

Los Angeles Times

Rupert Murdoch called Trump’s Jan. 6 actions ‘pretty much a crime,’ court doc says

NEW YORK — Rupert Murdoch’s disdain for former President Donald Trump’s actions after the 2020 election came out again in evidence presented in the $1.6 billion defamation suit against Fox News.

The Guardian - US

Angry Fox News chief said fact-checks of Trump’s election lies ‘bad for business’

Suzanne Scott wrote in December 2020 that on-air fact-checks ‘have to stop’, messages obtained from $1.6bn Dominion lawsuit reveal

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Fox News is being sued for defamation over its 2020 election coverage. The case could shake up media law and the Murdoch empire

The stage is set for a high-stakes legal drama pitting Fox News against an election tech company over false claims about a plot to rig the 2020 US election. The case could have ripple effects on US defamation law and the Murdoch media empire.

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The Guardian - US

Why Dominion is already the winner of the $1.6bn lawsuit against Fox News

Messages proving network hosts and executives knew what they were saying was false and ‘reckless’ are now on record forever

The Independent UK

Fox, Dominion argue over legal standards to prove defamation

Lawyers for Fox News and a voting machine company are tangling over the high bar to prove defamation in a $1.6 billion lawsuit that has embarrassed the conservative network over its airing of false claims related to the 2020 presidential election

WEKU

Producer sues Fox News, alleging she's being set up for blame in $1.6 billion suit

Abby Grossberg says she was misled by Fox lawyers who prepared her to testify in the defamation lawsuit. Fox News says she's revealed confidential information and has sued her.

Salon

Ex-Fox Newser: Facts may insult viewers

Former Tucker Carlson producer railed against "dumb" Fox viewers, calling them "cousin f—–ing types"

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Private texts confirm: Fox isn’t a news network

The newly released private messages of Fox News stars Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham, Fox Chairman Rupert Murdoch, and others prove what many on the left have argued for years: that Fox is an entertainment network, not a news network.

Los Angeles Times

Are the feds ignoring Trump allies’ multi-state effort to access election systems? Experts raise alarms for 2024

WASHINGTON — As news trickled out that former President Donald Trump's supporters had organized to access federally protected election machines, and copied sensitive information and software, election expert Susan Greenhalgh waited for FBI or Justice Department leaders to announce an investigation.

Reason

Censured for 'Misrepresentations' About a 'Stolen' Election, a Former Trump Lawyer Insists She Never Lied

Jenna Ellis admitted that she made 10 false claims while representing the former president and his campaign.

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