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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jennifer Peltz

Fox News loses bid to dismiss $2.7bn defamation suit over Trump election-rigging claims

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Fox News lost an attempt Tuesday to shut down a multibillion-dollar defamation lawsuit that accuses the network of spreading lies that a voting-technology company helped “steal” the 2020 election from then-president Donald Trump.

New York's Supreme Court Appellate Division, a mid-level appeals court, ruled against the network, which wanted judges to dismiss the $2.7bn defamation case.

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