Will Fox News change after Dominion defamation settlement?

Fox News has settled a defamation suit over its reporting of the 2020 presidential election, averting a trial involving one of the world's top media companies.
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The network agreed to pay $787.5 to the voting machine company Dominion who argued its business was harmed by Fox spreading false claims the vote had been rigged against Donald Trump.
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[@cikame]

I imagine this will raise the standards of journalism in America for about 5 seconds.

[@joshuadrew6246]

Bieng sued for telling the truth will only suppress real journalism further

[@ducaroamer1261]

@@joshuadrew6246 🎯

[@mysticcove3392]

​@@joshuadrew6246 Real Journalism/Journalists do not fear lawsuits (being sued).

[@Aurelyn]

Now they know that if they are a bit more careful about their lies then next election they can just lie to everyone and probably get away with it for only $100k if they make a bit less mistakes.

[@douglasborgaro6801]

@cikame If you call what fox does journalism, then you’re being creative.

[@dondoodat]

It's not right that the rich can buy their way out of justice.

[@sirhenrysimmerson9385]

but joe bidens illegal money deals with china are fine?

[@dondoodat]

​@@sirhenrysimmerson9385 Get a grip.

[@sirhenrysimmerson9385]

@@dondoodat its all on hunter bidens laptop buddy, which by the way is real and has been confirmed by media and FBI that have investigated. Think you need to get a grip and stop looking at things in black and white.

[@cartoonhead9222]

It's a civil issue anyway, no jail time was on the cards.

[@Deathwish026]

we dont live in a world thats right. money controls everything.

[@-PureRogue]

Interesting why this case went trough , but 99.9 of lies that mainstream presents never get fines.

[@aprillondon11]

Would've caused more damage for FOX to go through the trial.

[@adarkimpurity]

They clearly had no confidence in the case- they look even more ridiculous now, and especially the CNN anchor who couldn't even say his lines, ironically destroying his/their own credibility.

[@Starc_lle]

Fox literally couldn’t have won. They got all their texts leaked saying it’s all BS and caught bald face lying. If they went through that lawsuit they’d probably be bankrupted.

[@dondoodat]

​@@adarkimpurity The anchor couldn't read the Fox statement with a straight face because he knew it was more Fox lies. That was his point.

[@Steven-vo4ee]

@@adarkimpurity If there was no confidence in the case why did Fox settle for such an enormous sum?

[@adarkimpurity]

@@dondoodat Yeah, he destroyed his credibility further- the irony, glad you agree!

[@dmd7472]

Those lawyers are getting PAIIID!!!!

[@tommieberggren3324]

I think they work for free...right ?

[@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings]

Mind Begs the Question: Hitler used Media To falsely Demonize Jews To spread Nazi Propaganda More Reliable - Corporate Media,Independent Media?

[@senzen2692]

Nope, peddling lies to people who want to be lied to has aways worked for Australian plague Murdoch.

[@johnstory2996]

We disowned him decades ago. He's a yank.

[@maximisatwat]

Is it a lie though?

[@johnstory2996]

@@maximisatwat Yes, dummy.

[@Itoshimi]

@@maximisatwat Considering those lies can’t be backed up with evidence, yes that’s what makes them a lie.

[@peace4myheart]

$787 mil to buy and keep the audience that they had deceived. that's basically what the settlement is for.

[@Dagoth_Ur_1]

What did they deceive them about exactly? It's provable that Dominion lied about internet connectivity (along with the Georgia election official). But in the whole, election being fraudulent would need all States to audit, which they're afraid to do.

[@spacecowboy_1962]

Tucker Carleson get fired today.

[@swagdog100]

​@@spacecowboy_1962 surprised Pikachu face

[@westsideisdabest7825]

I remember this episode of Succession

[@MrRozebud]

Dominion didn't want the truth to come out.

[@savsav5264]

The truth has long been out and FOX was ruled to have told nothing but lies about Dominion by the judge. Dominion filed suit, FOX tried to get the suit dropped and avoid discovery and a trial. Your claims are false and backwards.

[@KGBSpyGeorgeCostanza]

Nope they will not

[@jackbourgeois4153]

Come on Smartmatic,

[@EIRE55]

The American circus is only getting worse, and they are the laughing stock of the world. I keep blocking Fix News from my YT recommended lists, but it still keeps coming back.

[@phild8192]

I’m glad it cost them. They cared more about ratings than the truth. That cost someone else. The worlds media could be an amazing force for good, but in reality it is one of the worst things about our world.

[@dorkbrandon4422]

Seems to forget between 2017- 2019 liberal media were constantly yelling about Russia Collusion for trumps 2016 win and FBI eventually reported no evidence of collusion You : tumbleweed and crickets

[@Wenutz]

​@@dorkbrandon4422did Trump sue them? No. Maybe he knows something we don't...

[@dorkbrandon4422]

Because he's not a snowflake that's why

[@Wenutz]

@@dorkbrandon4422 a businessman passing on the opportunity to sue someone for libel, just because he is not a snowflake? Stop smoking crack brother.

[@biyidesalu2869]

@@dorkbrandon4422 Trump constantly sues people, theres literally a wiki page on all of the different cases - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_lawsuits_involving_Donald_Trump Does that make him a snowflake by your logic or are you going to spin it again?

[@deborahsteele9185]

Now why don’t the capital police families all so sue for disinformation 🙏🏼

[@johnstory2996]

Because they're all trump fans.

[@badfairy9554]

I think some are suing.

[@MickeyMouse-lm6zj]

thought people hated the police

[@mcfcguvnors]

for what ? no one died ,the officer that did had a stroke & hed had that at around 8 am several hours b4 this even started

[@badfairy9554]

@@mcfcguvnors being beated with flag poles. life changing injures. PTSD and death.

[@phil7218]

Breaking - Tucker Carlson has left Fox News.

[@fercon9892]

Shouldnt the settlement be people who fucked with democracy get locked up? Why should anyone be able to pay their way out of this?

[@djmtgmikethegreek5505]

The most important deal struck was …not to admit it on-air. 1 down 7 to go.

[@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings]

Mind Begs the Question: Hitler used Media To falsely Demonize Jews To spread Nazi Propaganda More Reliable - Corporate Media,Independent Media?

[@666ingz]

Let see how they handle Smartmatic's coming lawsuit for twice the amount...

[@ondreyskols1934]

you are all the same, generaly speaking

[@cfwin1776]

The same thugs are running the shows so no changes are expected.

[@AlicyaSimmons]

Fox does not have my respect - defamation abusers is what they are - disappointed and they are marked - ratings will go down - settlement vs trial - bad stuff

[@Tom.788]

So FOX core viewers won’t even hear about this. But given how biased and dull witted many of them are,would it change anything?

[@pigroachgameingkhando7058]

Nope, they just paid up. Lost 1 month of profits they gonna pay this from their Disney division that they own. They don't have to do retraction or apologies

[@yourmum955]

They're probably blabbering on about some conspiracy to do with this as we speak

[@marybudd906]

Not everyone can be as unbiased and bright as you Thomas.🙄

[@backupplan6058]

I mean Fox did go to court to say “no one takes Tucker seriously” as a defence. I mean how stupid would you have to be to believe him, (looks at viewing figures) oh, that a lot of dumb people.

[@Tom.788]

@@marybudd906 Lol. Not anyone that relies on FOX “News” can be.😂🤣😂

[@TolstoyPlastic]

Of course they won't change.. that's why they settled...

[@maccagrabme]

80 million votes, yeh right.

[@tacoking1333]

​​@@maccagrabme 2 and a half years later and you're still crying about it ❄️❄️

[@dereckjtbear2175]

@Taco King, you cannot help stupidity. Let them continue drinking their Coolaid.👺

[@maccagrabme]

@@tacoking1333 When you are locked down in your sector and cant eat meat, use the internet without supervision, drive, afford your bills and cant get a job because of AI and undercutting or the ability to speak freely you are going to wish you hadn't voted for those m@rxists who are taking you for a ride and destroying your society.

[@Itoshimi]

@@maccagrabme Does it shock you that the average American doesn’t like the orange cult leader?

[@afghhj2075]

When the Fox gets outfoxed

[@STOPTHEHATE70]

Ohhh that's a good one!! 👍

[@helenamartinez3415]

FOX NEWS SOONER OR LATER WILL RETURN VICTORIOUS & STRONG THAN EVER --

[@afghhj2075]

@@helenamartinez3415 I dont think so, Once a liar always a liar😀

[@anonimushbosh]

Think again. That payout is roughly 6 months profit.

[@afghhj2075]

@@anonimushbosh Think about Fox News lies to Its viewers!

[@dambrooks7578]

Democracy is dead, but was it ever truly alive?

[@yamiyuan1190]

i don't think so the elections get funded by rich and companies so usa it's less democratic than europe and way corrupted

[@thomasace2547]

At one time. Now it’s run by Autocrats and Techoligarchs with the illusion of Democracy

[@stephenhathaway269]

The point is no individual has been held to account for their lies that had far reaching consequnces

[@LunMi-wn2il]

Fox is very silent about this! 😂

[@skinnybobz8793]

Reminds me of when bbc covered up for a paedophile who r*ped actual babies

[@skinnybobz8793]

Reminds me of when bbc covered up for a paedophile who r*ped actual babies

[@paulod27]

The sooner Rupert Murdoch and his brand of media (if you can even call it that) are gone, the better.

[@5thdimensionliving727]

Fox got ********

[@franklettering]

Paid to NOT take foxnews to court. ? On with the motley.!

[@stevebartley8902]

Evil marches on regardless.....

[@Itoshimi]

@@Raulsta1985 Because they don’t lie to you?

[@nas84payne]

Will they change? No.

[@dabeage]

The settlement means nothing has changed. However, there is another case forthcoming. Everything has it's price. How much is yours against a principle?

[@patrickkelly9110]

No it won’t , take a look . They’re still spouting the same bull

[@tedthesailor172]

And apparently there's other suits in the pipeline. Old Rupert better get used to exhuming his wallet....

[@thomasace2547]

CNN have plenty going through also

[@valerym1400]

Why can't I find the news about Dominion case on Fox News website?

[@Itoshimi]

Because fox news doesn’t want their supporters to know. It’s the same reason why they haven’t reported on it

[@sunshine4sue2]

🗣️ Well they're not apologizing for lying nor directly admitting it, so what's that tell you? 🙈🙉🙊

[@maximisatwat]

That they thought they would lose the case or agreed something else in the background we don't know about.

[@pelatihinggris4369]

Try googling "Millie Dowler News Of The World"

[@robmack2837]

CNN, MSNBC, where's their lawsuit.

[@savsav5264]

They didn't defame anyone during a coup attempt.

[@marksheircliff5329]

When you trade integrity for viewer numbers

[@michaelccopelandsr7120]

See, this is what happens when you sell your soul to Trump. You lose EVERYTHING!

[@Rosecc3535]

Should have gone to trial. Preparation for 2024

[@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings]

Mind Begs the Question: If a Media shows only one side Censors a differing side Media - Fair,Propagandist?

[@spudmambo]

That journalist who laughed pushed his allowance of personal exuberance to the max even though he was probably given the green light.

[@spudmambo]

Respect regardless

[@Matt5093]

What's hilarious is that sad little people think this will stop Fox from hurting your feelings.

[@savsav5264]

Were your feelings hurt when they canned Carlson?

[@mrtambourineman6107]

It's called 'Audience Capture', ask Russell Brand about it! 😮

[@terryh192]

Channel 4 the anti Trump and anti brexit news

[@backupplan6058]

What exactly do you like about Trump?

[@thomasace2547]

Also owned by the BBC

[@thomasace2547]

@@backupplan6058 his Presidential policies where the best America has had in over two Decades

[@backupplan6058]

@@thomasace2547 like which policy exactly and by what metric do you use to measure it’s success in comparison.

[@thomasace2547]

@@backupplan6058 by the same standards of holding every policy accountable By foreign policy, we had drawn up peace negotiations with Russia, Palestine and Israel, N&S Korea, defences for Taiwan and the paperwork to remove forces from Afghanistan His business policy raised the GDP of the US and business alike, nearly two folding the small business market that was crippled by menial taxes. The education policy benefited better numbers in retaining students in impoverished areas His immigration policy vastly reduced People & drug trafficking, with the remain in Mexico policy, that also boosted the Mexican economy For all this current Administration? There’s SO many flaws to pick from that I’ll use the worst. Printing over $6.2 Trillion USD, flooding the World market economy and thus creating an increasing rise of over 18% inflation, world wide, and destroying the oil market policies and reserves Edit: oh, and creating a war between Russia and Ukraine, damaging European relations

[@DKarGarage]

What bout other media companies

[@hexusmexus6971]

They won’t learn

[@benplummer5457]

The ROT of Murdoch! 🤮

[@robertmarquez343]

I don't understand that anything can be hacked

[@bobbydowngrades]

No matter what it is, all tech can be hacked. Even Google's servers could be hacked, just that normally the people who are good enough to do it stay away or are working for big tech companies so wouldn't do it. I dont have an opinion on what happened in the story just saying.

[@douglasborgaro6801]

@Bobby Hacks can be tracked. There were none.

[@bobbydowngrades]

@@douglasborgaro6801 I didn't say there was any hack in this story. I did say I have no opinion on this story. I only answered about hacking.

[@gen-X-trader]

That's a tough question. It's a political marketing network, not news. I feel like they might just see this as war expenses

[@fuckamericanidiot]

War expenses huh? Hmm. Funny how Tucker Carlson is inarguably the staunchest anti-war personality across all corporate media networks.

[@dondoodat]

I believe they changed from being a News Network to an Entertainment Network, so that they have less scrutiny and accountability. News has to be accurate, entertainment doesn't.

[@dondoodat]

​@@fuckamericanidiot Except for civil war and culture war, which he constantly promotes.

[@AthelstanEngland]

@@fuckamericanidiot 100% correct, the rest are paid by the same people with shares in big pharma and munitions.

[@fuckamericanidiot]

@@dondoodat Good Lord. I'll leave you to your big bowl of stupid. Tuck in.

[@michaelccopelandsr7120]

When you fear integrity and accountability, you are NOT the good guys!

[@andrewturner2354]

Didn't CNN settle over the Covington kids reporting?

[@fitforlife5142]

Nice! Tucker C needed to be fixed

[@jimmyhughes5392]

why delaware? of all states, why Biden's home state? Fox never stood a chance let's be honest

[@backupplan6058]

They didn’t stand a chance when the evidence came out of what they said behind the cameras. No matter what state they were in.

[@backupplan6058]

Oh and to answer your question, most US companies incorporate in Delaware due to tax and business incentives as well as common laws that the court system in the state specialises in corporate law. Seriously look it up if you don’t believe me, see how many companies incorporate there. It’s not always Biden’s fault.

[@jimmyhughes5392]

@@backupplan6058 this is the first i'm hearing of it, if this is the case and the evidence was so damning then i ask again, why delaware? for someone just hearing Fox settled outside of a Delaware court it hardly sounds bipartisan nor does it sound like they were ever going to come out victorious. this is why Fox is now laughing, they will portray it exactly as i just described it, they were given the out before even entering. it really doesn't matter how much creditability the case had, the fact they tried it in delaware sets off alarm bells that are louder than the gavel.

[@backupplan6058]

@@jimmyhughes5392 🤦‍♂️ please read my second comment.

[@backupplan6058]

@@jimmyhughes5392 “Fox Corporation (stylized in all-caps as FOX Corporation)[6] is a publicly traded American mass media company operated and controlled by media mogul Rupert Murdoch and headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in New York City. Incorporated in Delaware.” Please read that last line out loud!

[@stewiefy]

787 million dollars can make dominion tech invincible

[@stewiefy]

I would just give them a dollar every day for the next 787.5 million days

[@marybudd906]

Scary thought.

[@mongomongo7664]

No

[@dereckjtbear2175]

Can a Leopard change it's spots..? Murdoch are and will Never Change,... Why... ? It's the sleeze made them

[@samlin1968]

For those frustrated with the No Trial, wait for Season 2 "Starmatic"..😏

[@michellemoore2340]

Doesn’t really matter because the money just goes in circles padding each other’s pockets

[@savsav5264]

No. The money goes to Dominion.

[@ianmuir3640]

Murdoch bailing out again soon as someone stands up to him his bottle goes,now sue all the presenters Carlson.Hannity .Rudy .Sydney Powell and Trump

[@NinjaSquirrel30]

Wowza what a chunk of change For telling lies!!

[@octavioboris2190]

LOU DOBBS, FOX NEWS! 787.5 MILL? WOW

[@MARTINA-gc3tq]

Change? Why?

[@whatdidijustwatch]

Well they fired Carl Tukerson

[@MyTeaIsMighty]

Narrator: They will not.

[@eamonnsiocain6454]

F🤥xNews is such a giddy lark! 😂

[@susangalligan1821]

Anyone can go online a buy a voting machine.

[@fredericslimane]

And your point being? it's not like they're going to be used in elections,is it?

[@charlesgreiner3498]

Hey wait....... Aren't these the guys that said I needed to get vaccinated ?

[@TheLiquidRemix]

They wont even admit to their viewers what they did or how much they were fined for it - No, of course they wont change.

[@andrewturner2354]

Didn't CNN settle with Nick Sandmann for something like the same amount?

[@savsav5264]

lol, no Maybe a few grand.

[@andrewturner2354]

@@savsav5264 A few grand? Try $275 million from CNN alone. NBC and the Washington post also settled independently. lol

[@savsav5264]

@@andrewturner2354 Uh, no. Sandmann sued for $275M. That was not the payout. Try taking five seconds to find the facts.

[@savsav5264]

@@andrewturner2354 It's literally hilarious you think CNN gave some kid $275 million. I mean, I'm embarrassed for you.

[@Itoshimi]

“B-b-butwhatabout…!” - every republican any time they’re called out.

[@keysersoze503]

Don't worry Rupert. You still have more than enough money to snag young poontang before you croak.

[@user-yq3ke3jx2d]

So why aren't the entire media paying the public settlements daily?

[@backupplan6058]

Because no matter how bad other outlets are they don’t come close to Fox News. Even Tucker privately hates Trump but they needed to rile the right wing to get the viewers in.

[@atmywitsend1984]

I don't trust any of the msm. It is as though they are just playing one upmanship,and have forgotten what truth and unbiased news coverage is.

[@Itoshimi]

Because they don’t lie like the way fox does.

[@gianthills]

Machine can be hacked. I've seen it in real time. It's done with a USB loaded with software that says simply moves numbers from one candidate to another in seconds.

[@savsav5264]

The machines were not hacked and it would be nearly impossible to do so. They are air-gapped.

[@adrienpetryka1682]

Someone will just keep suing them for grifting more money...

[@djmtgmikethegreek5505]

Inevitable. Fake.

[@philsophkenny]

I doubt it.

[@davidsimpson4046]

America is screwed

[@huttona3]

Isn’t FOX worth about $4 billion?

[@hughjarse2909]

It would be good to see the Fox News Anchors ,grovel 😂😂

[@whitetig2]

Nah Fox won't chnage, Fox is fully committed to Trump and any lie he spewes at all cost

[@Eddie-lx1wq]

Entering into a settlement agreement does not imply guild but rather a consideration to cut your risk of further legal expenses in continuing to defend the case. It is merely a financial decision as a cheaper option.

[@douglasborgaro6801]

@Eddie Wrong! If they didn’t settle the verdict is worse.

[@watittakes2264]

LOL, maybe,, but not in this case

[@daveoc1010]

Absolutely correct

[@douglasborgaro6801]

@Watittakes2 Come on now! Unless you were representing this case and know something different from the obvious, you have no idea. Most of us understand that the world is round. Are you trying to suggest otherwise? No one would willingly settle on over 787 million if they had a sufficient defense. They have also opened the flood gates for further liability. Saying that defending themselves would be more costly is just plain incorrect. All they would need to have shown is that they didn’t know that the information they were putting out was false. Unfortunately, there was convincing evidence to show they knew it was BS and continued to pander it. If you really had evidence to show you were without fault, you would bring it. You have to! I’m guessing you’re not an attorney.

[@robertovienescu8580]

1 month old empty account. Nice try BOT.

[@dynamite6507]

People love it when the Man Tucker Carlson on the mountain falls ....But real men get up and climb the next higher mountain

[@SubscribeYouBatardss]

787 million is not bad. The J6 victims families expected to sue for 12 billion now.

[@daveoc1010]

Ashli babbitt deserve that money

[@johnstory2996]

​@@daveoc1010 She deserves exactly what she got. Nothing more. Nothing less.

[@daveoc1010]

@@johnstory2996 oh wow OK extremist, just like George floyd hey

[@taffmanetothyme7]

@@daveoc1010 maybe a *class action* taken out against *TFG & Fox* by Babbitt"s family would at least give recognition to those who were taken in by lies.

[@thomasace2547]

@@daveoc1010 definitely. The majority of people haven’t seen her shooting footage, it was awful, poor girl was murdered by Capitol police

[@kastuul]

The voting system need to be more transparent. This is the only way to fight against conspiracy theories.

[@airingcupboard]

By definition, a conspiracy is the assumption of something being covered up. No transparency will ever be enough for them. The only way to fight conspiracy theories is to teach the flaws in conspiratorial thinking and for voters to take responsibility for the opinions they express.

[@savsav5264]

No, cult leaders who lie about their losses and spread endless disinfo are responsible for the conspiracy theories.

[@andrewturner2354]

@@airingcupboard ..." and for voters to take responsibility for the opinions they express. " What do you mean by that exactly?

[@brianmccabe2430]

Rem.Millie, they learned nothing.

[@rudranauth.persaud6248]

Is Sidney power an AI?

[@occasionalyirasciblegit4084]

Do you spell Fox with an X or CKS,; or do you spell it T.A.S.S. Just askin' like. So! No boat trip for Rupert then and here's to round two of the what's my li'in game; or is it watch my ly'in'.

[@tiredideabox]

and were just not talking about the amount of bullshit THEY throw at LGBT?

[@JC-KeepSmiling]

You bottled it Dominion...shame.

[@savsav5264]

nonsense

[@michaelccopelandsr7120]

Getting the, "facts," from Tucker Carlson is like getting the, "truth," from George Santos.

[@jedknight4389]

@G B 2015 called, they want their cliches back.

[@maximisatwat]

"genius"

[@bonniesumo5273]

You never watch Tucker Carlson in your life.

[@stephenwalker2924]

What's wrong with good old-fashioned pencils and paper?

[@tomhud2022]

hardly misinformation - just means at the moment it was not proved beyond a reasonable doubt

[@savsav5264]

Utter rubbish. It was deliberate disinfo and proven wrong them just as much as proven wrong now. Reasonable doubt has nothing to do with civil lawsuits.

[@Itoshimi]

Still waiting for verifiable proof. Almost 2 years later. Can you prove it or do your feelings matter more?

[@iliassotiropoulos712]

Fox News boycott in this household

[@MadAudi]

FIRED TUCKER! Who’s next?

[@Michelle_Schu-blacka]

I reckon tucker Carlson will get fired.

[@rw2452]

No bias in this news channel 🙄

[@herlandercarvalho]

Computer says no...

[@nonjoiner7580]

Both FOX and Dominion are owned by Blackrock.

[@savsav5264]

No they are not. This is yet again more trumper disinfo.

[@ellendunn8766]

Done with 🦊👎

[@sosinati3358]

Legal settlements dont mean the truth has been told

[@Itoshimi]

But it does mean one side didn’t want their hosts to tell the truth on the stand.