Fox News

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Aired claims of rigged voting machines its own hosts called insane in private messages, then paid the largest defamation settlement in American broadcast history rather than face a jury.

Documented conduct

Apr 18, 2023

Settled Dominion's defamation claim for $787.5 million

Agreed to pay $787.5 million to Dominion Voting Systems, weeks after the court had held that Dominion established the broadcast claims about its machines were false as a matter of law.

Source: Dominion v. Fox News, Del. Super. Ct.; settlement April 18 2023

Receipts

01 US Dominion, Inc. v. Fox News Network, LLC, settled April 18 2023 for $787.5 million Our copy 02 US Dominion, Inc. v. Fox News Network, LLC, settled April 18 2023 for $787.5 million Our copy 03 US Dominion, Inc. v. Fox News Network, LLC, Del. Super. Ct., opinion of March 31 2023 (Davis, J.) Our copy 04 US Dominion, Inc. v. Fox News Network, LLC, Del. Super. Ct., opinion of March 31 2023 (Davis, J.) Our copy