19 Apr 2023

Fox news settles with Dominion Voting Systems

From Morning Report, 8:25 am on 19 April 2023

A settlement has been reached in the $2.5b (NZD) defamation suit involving Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News.

Dominion was seeking compensation from Fox, alleging the broadcaster knowingly defamed it with reports that baselessly claimed the elections firm rigged the 2020 election against Donald Trump.

Members of the Dominion Voting Systems legal team leave the Leonard Williams Justice Center where Dominion was suing Fox News in Delaware Superior Court.

Members of the Dominion Voting Systems legal team leave the Leonard Williams Justice Center where Dominion was suing Fox News in Delaware Superior Court. Photo: AFP / Getty Images

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