Fox News, Dominion Voting Systems’ reach $787.5 million settlement in defamation lawsuit
The voting company has sued Fox for $1.6 billion over false election claims.
(ABC NEWS)—Dominion Voting Systems, in a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit, accused Fox News of knowingly pushing false conspiracy theories that the voting machine company rigged the 2020 presidential election in Joe Biden’s favor, in what Dominion claims was an effort to combat concerns over declining ratings and viewer retention.
Fox defended its coverage, dismissing the suit as a “political crusade in search of a financial windfall.”
“We are hopeful that our decision to resolve this dispute with Dominion amicably, instead of the acrimony of a divisive trial, allows the country to move forward from these issues,” the statement said.
