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Fox News’s late-stage agreement with Dominion Voting Systems came with a rare acknowledgment of broadcasting false claims by the conservative media powerhouse.

New York Times: Fox News settlement came with rare acknowledgement of false claims.

Fox News abruptly agreed on Tuesday to pay $787.5 million to resolve a defamation suit filed by Dominion Voting Systems over the network’s promotion of misinformation about the 2020 election.

Fox News agreed to pay $787.5 million to settle a voting machine maker’s defamation lawsuit over the network’s 2020 election broadcasts, striking a deal on the brink of a potentially

Dominion had sought $1.6b, accusing Fox of supporting Trump's claims of election fraud

DOMINION/FOX PROCEEDINGS SETTLED Fox News has disputed the damages it may have to pay if the company is found liable in a highly anticipated

The eye-popping figure—the largest publicly disclosed monetary settlement ever in an American defamation action—averted what could have been an even costlier outcome for Fox and its parent company, Fox Corp.

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE – Fox News today opted to settle with Dominion Voting Systems in order to avoid a drawn-out, embarrassing trial over the network’s lies about the 2020 election. But no amount of money can erase the ruinous reputational damage to Fox from months of pretrial filings.Just as the lo...

A $787.5 million flesh wound.

Settlement averts potentially embarrassing trial forcing Murdoch to testify about oversight of network