Fox to pay $787.5 million in Dominion defamation trial settlement | ITV News

Fox has reached a $787.5 million (£633.6m) settlement in a defamation lawsuit with voting machine company Dominion.
Dominion Voting Systems had asked for $1.6 billion (£1.3bn) in arguing that Fox had damaged its reputation by helping peddle false conspiracy theories about its equipment switching votes from former President Donald Trump to Democrat Joe Biden.
Fox said the amount greatly overstated the value of the Colorado-based company.
An attorney for Dominion confirmed the multimillion-dollar settlement figure on Tuesday.
“The truth matters. Lies have consequences,” Dominion lawyer Justin Nelson said in a news conference outside the courthouse after the announcement.
The judge overseeing the lawsuit earlier announced that the parties “have resolved their case” and dismissed the jury, just as the trial was to begin.
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[@richiebrent1974]

Let's go for the BBC next please

[@miamitten1123]

Those lawyers walking looked like a Simpsons skit.

[@miamitten1123]

2:00

[@dereksmith9164]

What we now have to understand this defamation case is just scratching the surface there is a lot more to come ,down with the liars

[@Alex-cw3rz]

I hope this opens the flood gates for other companies and that one goes to trial

[@PinkDiamond7777777]

"Peak absurdity" That's a new one. A lot of that going on this decade.

[@djtomoy]

Congratulations to itv for providing a much more cohesive summary of this news story and it’s conclusions than any American network actually could

[@redfernpixelgnomepitcher1377]

2:04

[@rokana9641]

Should have been atleast a billion

[@cviasco8571]

So when is this going to happen to the BBC and Sky news?

[@pigroachgameingkhando7058]

Just a reminder, settling lawsuit and paying Dominion is NOT an Admission of Guilt/Fault. Dominion is owned by private investors they want money now, not 10 years later, when being dragged to courts and appeals

[@JelMain]

How is it that Rupert Murdoch, declared unfit to have a place in a large Corporation in the edge of the Leveson study, is still in a position to create this situation?

[@px2387]

Mek Em Pay🤣🤣🤣

[@RzA201]

Rigged by design....

[@peterclarke3020]

And will FOX News report their guilt to the public ? - That should be one of the requirements ! Else if they fail to clearly - with equal emphasis as their original accusations - fail to say they were lying, then the fine should be doubled !

[@JokezOnTop]

Ah yes, large world running corporations can pay their way out of lies and have no consequences AT ALL. This is where the world is at everyone, welcome to the joke of our future dystopia that we are forced to live in. Enjoy the show

[@kidkanoo]

Wowser! Hopefully that will hit Fox where it hurts, I’m tired of the lying and fake news and so glad they are being held accountable.

[@dizzyallday920]

This would only matter if the money was used for the public, not just given to other billionaires.

[@lyndamason1665]

Murdoch’s face should legally have to be printed on all of his media along with the details of this settlement, the way pictures of cancer are printed on packets of cigarettes. If democracy doesn’t get a hold of this, it will get a hold of us (or rather tighten its grip).

[@rustyyb8450]

"In Georgia, primary election chaos highlights a voting system deeply flawed"