Unproven claims about Dominion Voting Systems still spread widely online.
Category: Libel and Slander
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Rupert Murdoch Can Be Forced to Testify in Fox-Dominion Trial, Judge Says
Star hosts for Fox News like Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity may also appear in person at the high-profile trial, which is set to start April 17.
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Fox News Suffers Major Setback in Its Defamation Case
The New York Times – Business:The judge said the case would still need to proceed to trial, for a jury to weigh whether Fox News spread false claims about Dominion Voting Systems, and to determine any damages.
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Fox News Fires Abby Grossberg, the Producer Who Accused the Network of Coercion
The New York Times – Business:The producer, Abby Grossberg, has accused the network of pushing her to give a false deposition in a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit.
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Fox Argues Top Executives Weren’t Involved in Voter Fraud Broadcasts
The New York Times – Business:Lawyers for the company, which faces a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit, are pushing for a judge to rule in their favor before a trial.
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Fox and Dominion Urge Judge to Rule on Case
The New York Times – Business:At the start of a pretrial hearing for the $1.6 billion defamation trial, the judge said he was still weighing whether to issue a summary judgment.
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Sandy Hook Families Are Fighting Alex Jones and the Bankruptcy System Itself
The New York Times – Business:As the families seek more than $1.4 billion awarded by courts for Mr. Jones’s lies, a New York Times review shows he is transferring millions of dollars to family and friends, potentially out of reach of creditors.
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Fox’s P.R. Woes May Not Directly Translate to Legal Ones
The New York Times – Business:Some of the unflattering private messages among the network’s hosts and executives may never become evidence when Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation case against Fox News goes to trial.
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White House Rebukes Tucker Carlson Over Portrayal of Jan. 6 Attack
The New York Times – Business:The Biden administration rarely criticizes conservative media stars by name, but a deputy press secretary declared that Mr. Carlson “is not credible.”
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‘Media Men’ List Defamation Lawsuit Ends in a Settlement
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:Stephen Elliott, whose name appeared on a crowdsourced document containing allegations of misconduct against male writers and editors, filed his defamation suit against the list’s creator and its contributors in 2018.