Fox News settles defamation lawsuit with Venezuelan businessman over election claims.

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Fox News settles defamation lawsuit with Venezuelan businessman over election claims.
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Fox News has settled a defamation lawsuit with Venezuelan businessman Majed Khalil, who accused the news outlet and former host Lou Dobbs of falsely accusing him of helping to rig the 2020 US presidential election against Donald Trump. The settlement comes ahead of a separate trial in Dominion Voting Systems Corp's $1.6bn defamation lawsuit against Fox News and its parent company, Fox Corp, over their coverage of debunked election-rigging claims. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed.

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