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The document reveals that the stars and executives of Fox News trashed the claims of election fraud
A New York court has rejected Fox News’ motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed against it for broadcasting false claims that it helped cheat ex-US President Donald Trump of victory in the 2020 elections. The lawsuit was filed by Dominion, which alleged Fox News allowed lies about the presidential contest to be promoted on its…
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Fox News has been found to be dishonest and terrified of its own audience
Rupert Murdoch emailed Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott, telling her that Newsmax needed to be “watched” during the 2020 US presidential election, according to court filings. This comes after Dominion Voting Systems sued Fox News claiming it had aired “false claims of election fraud”. The filing said Fox executives fretted about alienating Trump when he…
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Fox News has been seen as a dishonest organization scared of its own audience
After former US President Donald Trump’s supporters attacked the Capitol in January 2021, Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott texted Lachlan Murdoch, the Fox Corp Co-Chairman, that the network will “highlight our stars and put flags on the buildings so the viewers know we hear them and respect them.” The message came after a pro- Trump…
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The judge is deciding the case against Fox News
Fox News executives intervened to try to stop Lou Dobbs and Maria Bartiromo from having Donald Trump’s campaign attorneys, Sidney Powell and Rudy Giuliani, on their shows to repeat such lies, a court filing revealed. The lawsuit was filed in March 2021, alleging that the Fox News network knowingly made false statements during the presidential…
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Fox News stars trashed the election fraud claims they peddled
Fox News’ lawyer, Eric Sammon, was removed from his job after Smartmatic sued the channel for $2.7 billion for defamation, according to a New York court filing. Sammon was fired on the same day that Smartmatic filed its own $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News. Dobbs had said Trump’s opponents within government had “treason”…
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The CEO of Fox News warned against making trouble after the election
Dominion Voting Systems’ lawyer told a US court that Scott Davis, a member of Fox News legal team, had said he came off “sarcastic” in an email. Davis apologised to the rival legal teams during a February 8 hearing in Dominion’s defamation suit against Fox, saying he had been surprised to re-read an email in…