Fox News faces trial over 2020 election lies and defamation.
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Fox News executives and stars will face a $1.6 billion lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting Systems in a Delaware courtroom starting Monday. The lawsuit alleges that Fox defamed the voting machine company by airing bogus stories alleging that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against then-President Donald Trump. The trial will test press freedom and the reputation of conservatives’ favorite news source. Fox News stars Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity and founder Rupert Murdoch are among the people expected to testify over the next few weeks. The trial is expected to last into late May.
- Fox News and 2020 election lies set to face jury come Monday The Associated Press
- Fox News Is on Trial, and So Are Falsehoods About 2020 The New York Times
- The Dominion vs. Fox defamation case is finally going to trial The Washington Post
- Fox News apologizes to judge overseeing Dominion case: 'This was a misunderstanding' ABC News
- What to know ahead of the Fox News and Dominion trial CNN
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