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Coverage dated April 16, 2023 to April 18, 2023

Fox News and Dominion settle their case

Headline from Poynter, on the newest of 2 developments

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

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  1. Dominion Defamation Lawsuit Against Fox News Delayed

    Headline from NBC Chicago ·

  2. Newest

    Fox News and Dominion settle their case

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  1. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Fox defamation trial delayed, network pursues settlement talks (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    WILMINGTON, Delaware -- The start of Dominion Voting Systems' $1.6 billion defamation trial against Fox has been pushed back by a day, the judge said on Sunday, with a source

  2. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Judge Delays Dominion-Fox Lawsuit. Could a Settlement Be in the Works? (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    The $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion against Fox News was delayed Monday, raising the prospect that the two sides might settle before the eagerly watched case goes before a jury.

  3. NBC Chicago

    Dominion Defamation Lawsuit Against Fox News Delayed (opens NBC Chicago)

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    Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News has been delayed on the eve of its scheduled start date, the court said.

  4. Insider

    Fox News pushes Dominion to settle mammoth defamation lawsuit as judge delays trial, multiple sources report (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Dominion asked for $1.6 billion in damages over what it says were lies driven by Fox's desire to get on Donald Trump's good side.

  5. KENS 5 San Antonio

    'Lies have consequences': Dominion and Fox News reach $787.5M settlement in defamation lawsuit (opens KENS 5 San Antonio)

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    KENS 5 San Antonio's feed description

    The sudden announcement came after jurors had been seated and attorneys were preparing to make opening statements.

  6. The Guardian

    Fox and Dominion settle defamation lawsuit over on-air 2020 election lies (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Network and voting equipment company reach agreement on eve of jury trial over allegations Fox News spread election lies

  7. Grand Forks Herald

    Fox settles Dominion defamation lawsuit, avoiding trial (opens Grand Forks Herald)

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    Grand Forks Herald's feed description

    The settlement, whose terms were not immediately disclosed, was announced by Fox and the judge in the case at the 11th hour, with a 12-person jury selected on Tuesday morning and the case poised to kick off with opening statements on Tuesday afternoon.

  8. NBC News

    Dominion and Fox News reach $787.5 million settlement in defamation lawsuit (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The case was moments away from beginning opening statements.

  9. The Oregonian

    Fox settles lawsuit with Dominion for $787 million over false election claims (opens The Oregonian)

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    The Oregonian's feed description

    An attorney for Dominion said the settlement was for $787.5 million.

  10. Deadline

    Fox News & Dominion Reach Settlement In Defamation Lawsuit Over False Election Rigging Claims (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    Fox News has settled Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against the Rupert Murdoch-owned organization, averting a lengthy, expensive and certain to be embarrassing trial…

  11. Gizmodo

    Fox News and Dominion Settle Defamation Dispute for $787.5 Million (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    The agreement moves the high-profile defamation case out of the public eye—and saves Fox execs from having to testify.

  12. The Colorado Sun

    Fox, Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems reach $787M settlement over false election claims (opens The Colorado Sun)

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    Dominion Voting Systems said the settlement was for $787.5 million. They had asked for $1.6 billion in arguing that Fox had damaged its reputation.

  13. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Dominion's defamation trial against Fox News over 2020 election lies kicks off in Delaware (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    (CNN) — The high-stakes showdown between Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News finally commences in earnest Tuesday when the $1.6 billion defamation trial begins, shining a spotlight on Fox’s election denialism and the toxic role of its disinformation on American politics.

  14. Slate Magazine

    Dominion Takes Fox News to Court (opens Slate Magazine)

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    Slate Magazine's feed description

    The question comes down to damages and “actual malice.”

  15. The Daily Caller

    Fox News Settles With Dominion In Defamation Case (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Fox News settled with Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million Tuesday just minutes before a defamation trial was set to begin.

  16. Variety

    Fox, Dominion Voting Settle Defamation Lawsuit Before Trial (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    Fox Corp and Dominion Voting Systems reached a settlement in a blockbuster $1.6 billion defamation case.

  17. Salt Lake Tribune

    Fox, Dominion reach $787.5 million settlement over false election claims (opens Salt Lake Tribune)

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    Fox and Dominion Voting Systems reached a settlement Tuesday in the voting machine company’s defamation lawsuit, averting a trial in a case that exposed how the top-rated network chased viewers by promoting lies about the 2020 presidential election.

  18. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

    Fox, Dominion reach $787M settlement over election claims (opens Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

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    Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier's feed description

    Fox and Dominion Voting Systems have reached a $787 million settlement in the voting machine company’s defamation lawsuit. The agreement averts a trial in a case that exposed how the

  19. Alaska Public Media

    Fox News settles blockbuster defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems (opens Alaska Public Media)

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    Fox News has struck a deal averting a trial in Dominion Voting Systems' lawsuit over spurious claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential race.

  20. CNN

    Judge praises lawyers from both sides as Fox-Dominion case ends (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    A settlement has been reached in the Dominion Voting Systems' $1.6 billion defamation case against Fox News, the judge announced. Follow here for live updates.

  21. Fox32 Chicago

    Dominion Voting Systems, FOX News reach settlement as trial opens (opens Fox32 Chicago)

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    A settlement was reached Tuesday in the $1.6-billion defamation lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems against FOX News. The news came just as the trial got underway in a Wilmington, Delaware courtroom.

  22. Forbes

    Fox News Doesn’t Need To Apologize For Airing False Dominion Claims In $787.5 Million Settlement (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Fox News agreed to an 11th hour settlement with Dominion on Tuesday to stave off a defamation trial, but the network and its prominent conservative hosts won’t have to apologize for broadcasting unfounded conspiracy theories suggesting Dominion was involved in voter fraud during the 2020 election.

  23. France 24

    Fox News settles defamation case for $787.5 mn, avoiding trial (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Fox News reached a $787.5 million settlement Tuesday in a defamation case brought by voting technology company Dominion that alleged the network knowingly aired false claims linking its machines to a…

  24. Forbes

    Fox News Settles Dominion Defamation Case For $787.5 Million, Dominion Lawyer Says (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The trial was expected to start Tuesday but court was delayed for hours as the two sides worked out a last-minute settlement.

  25. KTVZ Bend

    Fox News settles with Dominion at the last second, pays more than $787 million to avert defamation trial over its 2020 election lies (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Marshall Cohen and Oliver Darcy, CNN Fox News reached a last-second settlement with Dominion Voting Systems on Tuesday as the case raced toward opening statements, paying more than $787 million to end a colossal two-year legal battle that publicly shredded the right-wing network’s credibility.

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