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Fortune
Lila MacLellan

What the Dominion settlement could mean for four Fox board members

Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch walk together at the Sun Valley conference in 2019 (Credit: Drew Angerer—Getty Images)

As a reporter, I’m naturally interested in Fox News’ recent legal troubles. But corporate directors might also want to pay attention.

Here’s a refresher: Dominion Voting Systems charged that Fox News anchors defamed the company when they repeatedly aired lies about Dominion’s voting machines, blaming the technology for Donald Trump’s defeat in 2020. Through sworn testimonies with Fox executives, it became clear that the news empire’s top brass did not believe the machines were rigged to steer the election. Rather than go to trial, Fox paid Dominion a stunning $787 million.

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