Why Dominion is already the winner of the $1.6bn lawsuit against Fox News Messages proving network hosts and executives knew what they were saying was false and ‘reckless’ are now on record forever The Guardian - US · Mar 23, 2023
News briefs Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost focuses on gun violence in first bill Tribune News Service · Mar 22, 2023
Fox, Dominion argue over legal standards to prove defamation Lawyers for Fox News and a voting machine company are tangling over the high bar to prove defamation in a $1.6 billion lawsuit that has embarrassed the conservative network over its airing of false claims related to the 2020 presidential election The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023
Dominion inflated $1 billion defamation loss, Fox claims Dominion Voting Systems can’t prove it suffered defamation damages of more than $1 billion from Fox News broadcasting claims that the company rigged the 2020 presidential election, the network’s lawyers told a Delaware judge. Tribune News Service · Mar 22, 2023
Fox News says executives can’t be held liable for election lies in pre-trial hearing Judge appears skeptical of network’s arguments as both sides seek summary judgment in defamation case The Guardian - US · Mar 22, 2023
Fox News viewers still love their lies Republican voters, party leaders, and propagandists share a fundamental belief: That the truth doesn't matter Salon · Mar 22, 2023
Tucker Carlson producer's discrimination claims go beyond Dominion scandal A Fox News producer's discrimination lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's Fox Corp. provides a wider glimpse into the network's alleged cultural problems, dealings with prominent Republicans and finger-pointing following a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit. Los Angeles Times · Mar 22, 2023
Rupert Murdoch and son could testify as judge weighs trial for Fox News v Dominion The voting machine company wants Rupert Murdoch to testify as both parties ask a Delaware judge for summary judgment in blockbuster defamation case The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2023
Fox News producer says she was pushed to lie about Dominion A Fox News producer says the network’s lawyers coerced her into giving misleading testimony in Dominion Voting Systems Inc.’s $1.6 billion lawsuit over the network’s unfounded claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election. Tribune News Service · Mar 21, 2023
Lewd comments, Pelosi pictures and ‘systemic chauvinism’: Tucker Carlson producer alleges culture of misogyny at Fox News A female producer accused Fox News of trying to ‘silence’ her in the bombshell Dominion case. Her lawsuits argue that the latest moves join the network’s legacy of discrimination, Alex Woodward reports The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2023
Producer claims Fox coerced testimony in Dominion libel case A Fox News producer claims the network “coerced” her testimony during a deposition in a libel lawsuit filed by a voting machine company The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2023
Fox News producer accuses ‘misogynistic’ network of setting her up to take blame in Dominion case In the suits, Abby Grossberg also describes a sexist, misogynistic culture where women are objectified and Jewish people are the butt of jokes The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2023
Fox News producer accuses network lawyers of ‘coercive’ coaching in Dominion case Abby Grossberg alleges network attorneys ‘intimidated’ her to take blame for airing voting conspiracies as part of culture of misogyny The Guardian - US · Mar 21, 2023
Noah Feldman: Fox News can be held accountable while protecting free speech At the center of Dominion Voting Systems’ lawsuit against Fox News and Fox Corporation is a deceptively subtle First Amendment question: How may a news outlet speak about false claims made by a public figure? Tribune News Service · Mar 21, 2023
The Guardian - US · Mar 21, 2023 Fox News and Dominion face off in $1.6bn defamation fight in court The voting machine company is suing the news channel over its disingenuous coverage of various outlandish election claims
Axios · Mar 21, 2023 Fox News seeks restraining order against its producer who testified in Dominion lawsuit Abby Grossberg, who's worked with Tucker Carlson and Maria Bartiromo, has accused Fox of discrimination in her own lawsuits, per the NYT.
Multichannel News · Mar 21, 2023 Producer Sues Fox News, Claims Network Is Setting Her Up, Along With Anchor Maria Bartiromo, to Take the Fall in $1.6 Billion Dominion Voting Fiasco Fox responds by seeking a restraining order against producer Abby Grossberg to keep her from disclosing 'privileged' information about the Dominion matter
WEKU · Mar 21, 2023 Producer sues Fox News, alleging she's being set up for blame in $1.6 billion suit Abby Grossberg says she was misled by Fox lawyers who prepared her to testify in the defamation lawsuit. Fox News says she's revealed confidential information and has sued her.
The New Daily · Mar 20, 2023 ‘Very nervous’ Murdoch to marry a fifth time, at 92 Rupert Murdoch, 92, has told the New York Post he is engaged to former San Francisco police chaplain Ann Lesley Smith.
Reuters · Mar 20, 2023 Media mogul Rupert Murdoch engaged to Ann Lesley Smith Fox Corp Chairman Rupert Murdoch is engaged to former San Francisco police chaplain Ann Lesley Smith, his spokesperson confirmed on Monday, which will mark the fifth marriage for the 92-year-old media mogul.
The Guardian - US · Mar 19, 2023 Dominion lawsuit is just the start as Fox faces losing friends – and viewers Beyond the defamation case, Fox News must reckon with an alienated audience and its waning hold over the GOP
The Guardian - US · Mar 18, 2023 With $1.6bn at stake, Fox News is suddenly interested in freedom of the press Fox pundits called mainstream journalists ‘leftwing media hacks’ and ‘cringing animals’. Now they’re eager for solidarity
The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2023 Will Fox News settle the Dominion defamation lawsuit? First Amendment experts aren’t so sure Has the voting machine company at the centre of right-wing conspiracy theories met the extremely high bar for proving defamation by the press? Maybe, but the network says losing the case would be a blow to all media, Alex Woodward reports
WEKU · Mar 16, 2023 The truth is there's little the government can do about lies on cable Tucker Carlson trying to rewrite history on the Jan. 6 riots is exposing the government's limited ability to regulate distortions on cable news.
The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023 Tucker Carlson producer caught in Dominion texts calling Trump election deniers ‘cousin f***** terrorists’ ‘The only clear cut evidence for voter fraud is the failed attempts from Trump,’ Fox executive writes