Dominion v. Fox defamation trial tests press freedoms.

Dominion Voting Systems' $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News over false allegations of election fraud that continue to roil U.S. politics heads to trial, testing First Amendment protections and exposing the network's role in spreading the lie of a stolen 2020 presidential election. The trial will put under scrutiny the libel standard that has guided U.S. media outlets for nearly six decades, reveal behind-the-scenes activity at Fox News in the weeks after the 2020 election, and shed light on the flow of misinformation that turned into a tidal wave after the election. Fox News stars such as Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity, as well as company founder Rupert Murdoch, are expected to testify during the six-week trial.