Civil-defamation case is the first major legal attempt to hold accountable those who pushed 2020 election conspiracy theories
is the first major legal attempt to hold accountable those who pushed 2020 election conspiracy theories, which largely led to the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. It could also define the limits on spreading disinformation in a country that typically provides broad latitude for freedom of speech.
“Fox News remains steadfast in protecting the rights of a free press, given a verdict for Dominion and its private equity owners would have grave consequences for the entire journalism profession,” Fox spokesperson Jessica Ketner said in a statement.Gary Mason: Fox News continues to rot at its core, with only itself to blame
To win its case, Dominion will have to prove Fox acted with “actual malice” by deliberately lying when it broadcast these claims. To that end, Dominion’s court filings are replete with examples, gleaned through the legal discovery process, of Fox personnel privately admitting the conspiracy theories were untrue.
When some Fox reporters attempted to debunk the lies, the filings show, the reporters got in trouble. Kristin Fisher, then a White House correspondent for the network, was reprimanded by her boss for informing viewers of the Nov. 19 news conference that there was no evidence to back up the claims.
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