UPDATE: Lawyers for Dominion said they settled for $787 million—roughly half of what they’d initially sought.
over whether the conservative cable giant committed “actual malice” by peddling election fraud lies about the voting software firm.
“This settlement reflects FOX’s continued commitment to the highest journalistic standards. We are hopeful that our decision to resolve this dispute with Dominion amicably, instead of the acrimony of a divisive trial, allows the country to move forward.” Rumors of a settlement between the two parties began circulating on the eve of the trial after Davis announced that the start of the proceedings would be delayed by one day.that the network was making a late push to settle with Dominion.
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