Fox v. Dominion

The trial between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems is scheduled to begin Tuesday, April 18. It could last for up to six weeks. Dominion claims that Fox News had guests on air who put forth unproven lies about the results of the 2020 election and that Fox News knew the claims were not true. In addition, Dominion claims, some Fox News hosts seemingly endorsed the lies and executives allowed it all to happen to placate viewers. Fox News argues it merely was covering what the then president of the United States and his advisers were saying and that was newsworthy. Potentially at stake is $1.6 billion, Fox News’ reputation, the First Amendment and the future of defamation lawsuits against the press in this country.

Opinion | Still searching for answers on why Tucker Carlson was fired

Carlson’s comments discovered prior to the Dominion trial, including his use of a particularly vulgar word about women, might have done him in.

April 27, 2023

Tucker Carlson’s net worth, average nightly viewers and other numbers that define his rise and fall

A handful of figures that show the ousted Fox News host is one of the most influential figures in American politics and culture in the last 5 years

April 25, 2023

Opinion | Answers to reader questions about the Dominion-Fox News case

Including: If this had gone to trial, could there have been a scenario where New York Times Co. v. Sullivan got overturned?

April 24, 2023

Opinion | More thoughts, musings and tidbits about the Fox News-Dominion case

Who actually won the case? Was there a winner? Some see it as a split decision. It certainly wasn’t a great win for democracy.

April 20, 2023

Opinion | The media trial of the century is over in a day: A breakdown of the Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems settlement

Those who were rooting hard against Fox News were likely disappointed with Tuesday’s settlement.

April 19, 2023

Opinion | Fox News settles its case with Dominion: What does it all mean?

Fox News will pay what is believed to be one of the largest settlements in a defamation case in US history. And its legal troubles are far from over.

April 18, 2023

Opinion | Fox News and Dominion settle their case

Fox News will pay Dominion $787.5 million. Other terms of the settlement weren’t immediately known, but it might include apologies.

April 18, 2023

Opinion | No settlement yet as Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News head to trial

Unless there’s another postponement or a truly last-minute settlement, the trial kicks off this morning with jury selection and opening statements.

April 18, 2023

Dominion-Fox lawsuit: Here’s a look back at false claims about the voting machine company

Long before Dominion sued Fox for defamation, PolitiFact fact-checked claims about the company and its supposed influence over the 2020 elections.

April 18, 2023

Are settlement talks the reason for a delay in the Fox News-Dominion Voting Systems trial?

A settlement would mean that some of Fox’s biggest names would not have to give potentially embarrassing testimony.

April 17, 2023

Opinion | Fox News v. Dominion Voting Systems: A ‘once-in-a-generation’ case gets underway this week

Potentially at stake is $1.6 billion, Fox News’ reputation, the First Amendment and the future of defamation lawsuits against the press in the US.

April 17, 2023