Opening statements for the trial begin Monday, with Dominion saying that Fox deliberately spread false election claims. Fox News and its parent company, Fox Corporation, are currently the subject of a $1.6bn defamation lawsuit, alleging they deliberately pushed false claims about the Colorado-based company Dominion Voting Systems and its role in the 2020 presidential election. Fox News aired false claims that, during the 2020 election, Dominion voting machines were rigged as part of an effort to steal the election from former President Donald Trump. Dominion said that Fox “sold a false story of election fraud in order to serve its own commercial purposes, severely injuring Dominion in the process”. No, Fox News is not the only company facing legal scrutiny over allegations made about Dominion Voting Systems.

Source: Fox News April 14, 2023 21:28 UTC