Fox News and Fox Corp are being sued by Dominion Voting Systems over the network’s coverage of false claims that its voting software rigged the 2020 presidential election ⬇️ connie_dimsdale explains
are being sued for $1.6bn by Dominion Voting Systems over the network’s coverage of false claims that its voting software rigged the 2020 presidential election.
There have been reports of settlement talks as the judge overseeing the case announced the delay on Sunday evening, hours before the opening arguments were set to begin on Monday. The trial has been rescheduled to commence on Tuesday.The judge in charge of the case, Eric Davis, did not give a reason for delaying the case by 24 hours.
He gave a brief statement, released via a spokesperson, saying: “The court has decided to continue the start of the trial, including jury selection, until Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at 9am. I will make such an announcement tomorrow [Monday] at 9am in Courtroom 7E.”The Wall Street Journal reported that Fox had attempted to settle the case privately, citing an anonymous insider. Similarly, Reuters andalso noted that settlement discussions were causing the delay, citing multiple sources familiar with the situation.Dominion sued Fox News and its parent company Fox Corp in 2021, alleging that the channel had damaged its reputation by airing falsehoods about theIt says the channel promoted the false claim that its voting software rigged the election.
The ballot counting company alleges that Fox knew the claims were falsified but promoted them anyway to appeal to a largely conservative audience and to stop viewers from switching to right-wing competitors which adopted the conspiracy theory.
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