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The Latest Breaking News on Network of Lies review: Brian Stelter on Fox News, Trump and Dominion

Carlson fired on Murdoch’s orders, report says – as it happened

LA Times says host’s exit relates to suit filed by former producer Abby Grossberg – follow all the day’s politics news

The Guardian - US

Fox paid $787.5m for its 2020 lies. But will that restore confidence in elections?

Fox was never forced to admit to its deceptions, and the far-right echo chamber is still obsessed with voting conspiracy theories

The Guardian - US

The corporate attack on democracy

Corporations can't save democracy

Salon

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First Thing: Will the Fox settlement restore confidence in elections?

Dominion Voting Systems has settled its defamation lawsuit with Fox News for $787.5m. Some fear it may not be enough to stop conspiracy theories about the company’s machines in the run-up to 2024 election

The Guardian - UK

Martin Schram: Fox’s justice gap needs a Fourth Branch fix

It was going to be one of those weeks you were never going to forget.

Tribune News Service

Rupert Murdoch’s news empire knowingly lied. Can we just pause to take in how extraordinary that is?

Fox News, one of the world’s most powerful media organisations, effectively admitted it broadcast untrue information. What happens now?

The Guardian - AU

Lachlan Murdoch could well have won his Crikey lawsuit, so why did he drop it?

Late last week, Lachlan Murdoch dropped his defamation claim against key figures behind online publication Crikey.

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AOC: ‘Better for country’ if Dominion had secured Fox News apology

Democratic congresswoman says apology to voting machines maker would have served the public good

The Guardian - US

AOC calls for Fox News and Tucker Carlson to be punished for inciting violence on January 6

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says McCarthy is ‘doing Greene’s bidding’

The Independent UK

Why Fox News likely won’t have to pay full $787.5m settlement to Dominion

Fox Corp’s $787.5m settlement with Dominion Voting Systems over defamation charges is eye-popping, but the ultimate cost to the media company is likely to be much lower

The Independent UK

Fox's settlement with Dominion unlikely to cost it $787.5M

Fox Corp.’s $787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems over defamation charges is eye-popping, but the ultimate cost to the media company is likely to be much lower

The Independent UK

Rupert Murdoch was ever a master strategist, but he’s beginning to lose his grip

The $787m Fox News settlement was money well spent in saving the media mogul from an embarrassing ordeal

The Guardian - UK

Lachlan Murdoch’s decision to drop the Crikey defamation suit atones for the misjudgment of suing in the first place

Discontinuation of defamation proceedings was no less remarkable than the decision to sue the minnow publisher

The Guardian - AU

Lachlan Murdoch drops defamation suit against Australian outlet after Fox News’ Dominion settlement

‘Murdoch sued us, and then dropped his case. We are proud of our stand. We won’

The Independent UK

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The New Daily

Fox News libel settlement with Dominion may be a ‘bargaining chip’ for other litigants

Other parties with their eyes on Fox News might use its recent settlement with Dominion to their advantage.

The Independent UK

Rupert Murdoch's son Lachlan ends Australian defamation suit

Fox Corp. chief executive Lachlan Murdoch has dropped his defamation lawsuit against Australian news website Crikey

The Guardian - AU

ABC thumbs its nose at News Corp and Acma with rerun of Fox and the Big Lie

Revamped Sarah Ferguson documentary to air on Four Corners after initial version sparked complaints. Plus: the Australian’s own goal

Reuters

Lachlan Murdoch drops defamation lawsuit against Australian news website

Fox Corp CEO Lachlan Murdoch dropped a defamation lawsuit against an Australian news site over an opinion piece he said accused him of complicity in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, saying the defendant was trying to generate publicity.

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The New Daily

Lachlan Murdoch abandons legal action against Crikey

Fox Corporation boss Lachlan Murdoch has dropped his defamation case against news outlet Crikey and some of its editors and executives.

ABC News

Lachlan Murdoch drops defamation case against Crikey publisher

Fox Corporation chief Lachlan Murdoch said an article published by Crikey in 2022, which focused on the January 6 Capitol riots, portrayed him as conspiring with Donald Trump.

The Guardian - AU

Lachlan Murdoch drops defamation proceedings against independent Australian publisher Crikey

Move comes days after Fox reached a $US787.5m settlement with the voting equipment company Dominion in a separate defamation lawsuit

Reason

The Fox/Dominion Settlement Highlights the Importance of Discovery in Proving 'Actual Malice'

Critics argue that excessively strict pleading standards prevent plaintiffs with meritorious defamation claims from obtaining the evidence they need to support them.

The Guardian - US

Colbert: ‘Fox has to have liability insurance – to ensure their ability to lie’

Late-night hosts discussed the major settlement in the Fox News-Dominion case – and who might be next to pay out

Salon

Fox lessons: Time to break up Big Media

Of course Dominion was out for a payday — we can't expect capitalism to bring down Fox News and save democracy

The Independent UK

Dominion v Fox News: The people and networks still being sued by voting company over election lies

Dominion has pending lawsuits against right-wing networks Newsmax and OAN, and Trump allies Mike Lindell, Sidney Powell and Rudy Giuliani, writes Bevan Hurley

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