Fox News Defamation Settlement
🔵 Foreign Interference & Disinformation ·
Apr 18, 2023
Summary
Fox News settled Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit for $787.5 million, the largest publicly known defamation settlement in U.S. media history. Evidence revealed that Fox hosts and executives privately acknowledged the election fraud claims they broadcast were false. Internal messages showed Rupert Murdoch, Tucker Carlson, and Sean Hannity privately calling the claims ‘asinine,’ ‘crazy,’ and ‘ludicrous’ while continuing to air them to retain viewers. Judge Davis ruled that it ‘is crystal clear that none of the statements relating to Dominion about the 2020 election are true.’ Fox News has since been rewarded for their adherence to Trump’s election fraud claims in his second term with preferential media access and the FCC allowing the Nexstar Tegna merger.
Key Figures
Institutions Involved
Fox News, Dominion Voting Systems
Sources
- Fox settles Dominion lawsuit for $787.5 million over US election lies
- US Dominion - Inc. v. Fox News Network - LLC Upon Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss - DENIED