Maybe I missed it, but I was surprised I could not find a thread here about this case (Dominion is seeking $1.6 billion from Fox News for broadcasting false "news" stories regarding 2020 election fraud). The trial was supposed to start today, but has been delayed until tomorrow, leading to speculation that Fox News is trying to settle without a trial.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fox-news-d ... l-fad2e9a6
Meanwhile ... https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrum ... 9236165465
Dominion Voting Systems defamation suit against Fox News
Re: Dominion Voting Systems defamation suit against Fox News
Fox News settles. I guess they accept that the 2020 election was in fact won by Biden.
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Re: Dominion Voting Systems defamation suit against Fox News
Yeah i'm sure it couldn't be that they suspected the judge and jury might be politically biased against them.
Re: Dominion Voting Systems defamation suit against Fox News
Could be. But $785.7 million is a very steep price to pay even if that is true. I was surprised by some of the judges pre-trial rulings, but why would Fox settle #1 they thought they were innocent (of "actual malice") or #2 they thought they might have a solid basis for an appeal (based on the pre-trial rulings)?Sibelius Hindemith wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2023 11:22 amYeah i'm sure it couldn't be that they suspected the judge and jury might be politically biased against them.
My suspicion is that Fox did not want to have the public see statements under oath (by Rupert Murdoch, Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity, etc.) admitting there was no evidence against Dominion but that they kept broadcasting the claims because they didn't want to lose their audience.
I've been scanning the Fox News page for any stories about the settlement, and could only find something by searching. This is the only "news" reporting on the settlement I could find on the Fox News site this morning. Not mentioning the size of the settlement and not saying that they did anything wrong. But concluding:
https://www.foxnews.com/media/fox-news- ... on-lawsuitSome of {Trumps's allies}, including members of his legal team, made false and unsubstantiated claims against Dominion Voting Systems and are the subject of separate defamation lawsuits.
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Anyone realize the 'settlement' is tax deductible? Makes me wonder if this was all theater - that this is all about preventing a trial where damaging information could come out - about the gov - who has the powerand the absulote willingness to pressure both sides to shut up or else. Fox loses nothing here. This is not a loss, even though the usual suspects will paint it that way. This just seems odd.
https://deadline.com/2023/04/fox-news-d ... 26ef3d39be
https://deadline.com/2023/04/fox-news-d ... 26ef3d39be