A US court will hear Fox and Dominion’s case

A US federal judge this Friday (March 31, 2023) denied Fox’s request not to bring the case to trial. Dominion Voting Systems, a manufacturer of electronic voting systems in the United States. In 2021, the company filed a $1.6 billion lawsuit against the broadcaster for defamation. Information from CNN.

“The evidence produced in this civil case demonstrates that it is abundantly clear that none of Dominion’s statements regarding the 2020 election are true.”Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis said.

Neutral reporting is a common law defense in libel and defamation cases. This usually involves the press, in cases where it publishes unsubstantiated allegations about public figures. Defendants who use the defense, for example, may claim that the report is not actually true, but that it is reporting the case impartially.

The judge said this was not the case Some news. “Wrong (From Fox News) Revealing extensive conflicting evidence from both the public and the Dominion indicated that they were not interested in reporting.Davis announced.

Selection of the jury responsible for adjudicating the case will begin on April 13, 2023. The hearing is scheduled on 17th of the same month. Delaware (USA). The station’s announcers and executives are expected to give personal testimonials. If Fox and Dominion reach an agreement before the date, the lawsuit could be dismissed.

Understand the case

A dominance processing Fox News for defamation. In this case, the company claims that the US broadcaster intentionally broadcast it “False and Malicious Rumors” Fox has denied the allegations regarding the authenticity of ballot boxes produced by the company in the 2020 election.

At the time, Donald Trump and former allies said dominance It was hacked and programmed to count votes in favor of then-newly elected President Joe Biden. Revelations of the fraud were widely broadcast by the station.

And lawyers from Tuesday (21.Mar). Dominion Voting He said Fox knew the allegations of election fraud were false but continued to air the allegations in search of viewers.

“They chose not to let the story run […] Why did the audience leave the fox?“, said Rodney Smolla, attorney dominance.