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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
David Bauder,Randall Chase and Geoff Mulvihill

Lawsuit against Fox for false election claims heads to trial

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jurors are set to get their first look Tuesday at a voting machine company's $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News in a trial that will test First Amendment protections and expose the network's role in spreading the lie of a stolen 2020 presidential election.

The scheduled trial start comes after a one-day delay granted by the judge overseeing the case, a reprieve that gave the sides time to see if they could work out a settlement.

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