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Settlement reached in Dominion defamation lawsuit against Fox News
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Fox News settles with Dominion at the last second, pays more than $787 million to avert defamation trial over its 2020 election lies
Wilmington, DelawareCNN — Fox News reached a last-second settlement with Dominion Voting Systems on Tuesday as the case raced toward opening statements, paying more than $787 million to end a colossal two-year legal battle that publicly shredded the right-wing network’s credibility. Fox News’ $787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems is the largest publicly known defamation settlement in US history involving a media company. The deal was announced hours after the jury was sworn in at the Delaware Superior Court. Rumors of a settlement swirled in the courthouse when, after a lunch break, the proceedings dramatically ground to a halt for nearly three hours with no explanation, while the parties apparently hammered out an accord. “The parties have resolved their case,” Judge Eric Davis said, before dismissing the 12-member jury, crediting them with giving the parties an impetus to reach a settlement, effusively praising the lawyers from both sides, and gaveling out the so-called media “trial of the century” before it could even begin. The groundbreaking settlement “represents vindication and accountability,” Dominion lawyer Justin Nelson said. “For our democracy to endure for another 250 years, and hopefully much longer, we must share a commitment to facts… Today represents a ringing
Settlement reached in Dominion defamation lawsuit against Fox News
Video Ad Feedback Fox News agrees to pay $787.5 million to settle defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems 2:50 • Source: CNN Fox News agrees to pay $787.5 million to settle defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems 2:50 Fox News will pay more than $787 million to Dominion Voting Systems after the sides hammered out a last-minute settlement Tuesday in the explosive defamation case launched against the right-wing network. Fox acknowledged the court’s rulings finding “certain claims about Dominion to be false.” However, the network will not have to admit on air that it spread election lies, a Dominion rep said. By settling, influential Fox executives and prominent on-air personalities will be spared from testifying about their 2020 election coverage, which was filled with lies about voter fraud. Dominion also has pending lawsuits against right-wing networks Newsmax and OAN, as well as against Trump allies Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell and Mike Lindell. Our live coverage has ended. Follow the latest US media news here or read about today’s settlement in the updates below. 39 Posts In a statement made Tuesday after Fox News settled the defamation case brought by Dominion Voting Systems, Fox said: “We acknowledge the Court’s rulings finding
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