CNN —Four Fox Corporation board members have been subpoenaed in voting technology company Smartmatic’s $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News over its airing of 2020 election lies, alleging executives at the right-wing cable channel’s parent company knew it was spreading false claims.
In a court filing Monday, Smartmatic subpoenaed the four board members — Anne Dias, Charles Carey, Roland Hernandez, Jacques Nasser — over Fox News’s repeated airing of bogus conspiracy theories that the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump.
“Smartmatic plans to pursue Fox’s board members as well to determine why they allowed the company’s most valuable asset, Fox News, to spread disinformation about the 2020 election.”New York Judge David Cohen had previously ordered Fox Corporation to turn over documents related to the board members in the case.
Rupert Murdoch, the right-wing media mogul who founded Fox Corporation, the parent company of Fox News, was also deposed late last year.
Fox News has previously denied defaming anyone and claimed that Smartmatic’s lawsuit is an assault on the First Amendment.
Persons:
Smartmatic, — Anne Dias, Charles Carey, Roland Hernandez, Jacques Nasser —, Fox News’s, Donald Trump, Rupert, Lachlan Murdoch, ”, Erik Connolly, “ Smartmatic, David Cohen, Rupert Murdoch, “, Lachlan Murdoch’s, Cohen, Murdoch, Joe Biden
Organizations:
CNN, Four Fox Corporation, Fox News, Fox, “, Fox Corporation, New York State, Dominion Voting Systems
Locations:
New York