Fox News Admits Making False Claims as It Settles Dominion Systems Lawsuit Fox Corp. unit will pay $787.5 million to voting machine company Multichannel News · Apr 18, 2023
Fox News reaches settlement in Dominion defamation suit WILMINGTON, Del. — Fox News avoided one of the highest-profile defamation trials in history Tuesday by reaching a settlement with Dominion Voting Systems, the company that accused the conservative channel of smearing its reputation in the weeks after the 2020 election. Los Angeles Times · Apr 18, 2023
Lawsuit against Fox for false election claims heads to trial Opening statements are expected in a voting machine company's defamation lawsuit against Fox News for airing groundless claims of fraud in the 2020 U.S. presidential election The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2023
‘Fox News is in big trouble’: Trump’s warning to Murdoch Donald Trump has urged Rupert Murdoch to embrace his false allegations of voter fraud if the media mogul testifies in the Fox News trial. The New Daily · Apr 18, 2023
GOP governor says he's urged Fox News to break out of its 'echo chamber' New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu says he speaks with Fox leadership "all the time." He questioned panels whether Fox is doing enough to "grow the team." Sununu was addressing GOP donors in Nashville. WEKU · Apr 17, 2023
Fox News settlement talks with Dominion heat up on eve of trial Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems Inc. are accelerating settlement talks on the eve of trial in the voting machine maker’s $1.6 billion defamation suit against the conservative news network, according to people familiar with the matter. Tribune News Service · Apr 17, 2023
The $1.6 billion Dominion v. Fox News trial starts Tuesday. Catch up here Dominion Voting Systems is suing Fox News and its parent company Fox Corp. for knowingly airing false claims that its machines rigged the 2020 election against then-President Donald Trump. WEKU · Apr 16, 2023
Murdoch, Fox face $1.6 billion trial over 2020 election as Trump surges Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News empire is going on trial for airing false 2020 election fraud claims, even as it continues to struggle over its relationship with the man who most stoked those conspiracy theories: former President Donald Trump. Tribune News Service · Apr 13, 2023
Jury selection to begin in Dominion’s $1.6 billion Fox News lawsuit in Delaware Jury selection in Dominion Voting Systems' defamation lawsuit against Fox Corp is due to begin in Delaware on Thursday. The New Daily · Apr 13, 2023
Murdoch to testify at Fox-Dominion trial as soon as Monday Fox Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch is expected to be called to the witness stand in the trial of Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against his company as soon as Monday, according to people familiar with the matter. Tribune News Service · Apr 12, 2023
Rupert Murdoch steels himself for Fox defamation trial that could be crucial to his empire The civil hearing centres on falsehoods pushed by star presenters on his Fox News channel about ballot counting machines used in the 2020 US election Daily Mirror · Apr 12, 2023
Judge: No separate defamation trials for Fox News, Fox Corp. The judge presiding over a voting machine company’s defamation lawsuit against Fox denied the company’s request Wednesday to hold separate trials — one for Fox News and another for the network’s parent company The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2023
Judge in Dominion Voting Systems case says Fox News has a ‘credibility problem’ ‘I need to feel comfortable that when you represent something to me, it’s the truth,’ the judge said. ‘I’m not very happy right now’ The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2023
Shareholder sues Murdoch over Fox claims "FOX was more concerned about short-term ratings... than the long-term damages of its failure to tell the truth" Salon · Apr 12, 2023
Salon · Apr 12, 2023 Fox News judge is "pissed" Dominion alleges Fox misled the court that Rupert Murdoch had no official title at Fox News
WEKU · Apr 12, 2023 Judge lectures Fox attorneys over dual roles for Rupert Murdoch A judge said Fox lawyers previously "represented to him more than once" that Murdoch was not an officer for the cable network. Such information "could have" led him to make different rulings, he said.
The New Daily · Apr 11, 2023 US judge says Fox News has ‘credibility problem’ Fox News and its parent company Fox Corp head to trial next week over Fox's airing of false claims about the 2020 US presidential election.
The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023 Dominion can discuss general threats in Fox defamation trial The judge presiding over a voting machine company’s defamation lawsuit against Fox News for airing bogus allegations of fraud in the 2020 presidential election has indicated he will allow jurors to hear some testimony about threats directed at the company, but only to a point
Salon · Apr 6, 2023 Judge: Murdoch can be forced to testify First Amendment scholar "has never seen a case with so much evidence providing a look behind the scenes"
Tribune News Service · Apr 6, 2023 Murdoch can’t avoid testifying at Dominion trial, judge says Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan can’t avoid testifying at trial if they’re subpoenaed by Dominion Voting Systems Inc. in the company’s $1.6 billion defamation suit over Fox News’s airing of false claims that it rigged the 2020 presidential election, a judge said.
The New Daily · Apr 6, 2023 Murdochs can be made to testify in Fox defamation trial A US judge says voting technology company Dominion can call Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch to testify in its $2.4 billion defamation trial against Fox Corp.
The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023 Jury in defamation suit against Fox won't hear about Jan. 6 A judge says the upcoming trial in a voting machine company’s defamation lawsuit against Fox News for airing false allegations of vote fraud in the 2020 presidential election will not include testimony about the Jan. 6 uprising at the U.S. Capitol
The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2023 Carlson, Hannity among potential witnesses at Fox News trial Fox News stars Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and Bret Baier are among the personalities who could soon be appearing in a much different venue — court
The Independent UK · 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 21, 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