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☆ Fox Must Face Smartmatic’s $2.7 Billion Defamation Lawsuit, Court Rules
▼ + stars: | 2025-01-09 | by ( Katie Robertson | More About Katie Robertson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A New York State appeals court on Thursday rejected a request by Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Corporation to dismiss part of a $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit stemming from the broadcasting of misinformation around the 2020 presidential election. The lawsuit, filed by Smartmatic, a voting technology company, is on track to proceed to trial in state court in Manhattan, although the parties could settle the case out of court. Smartmatic sued Fox in February 2021, accusing the media conglomerate of defaming it by mentioning its name among false claims of vote-rigging in the 2020 election that were repeatedly aired on Fox News. Fox News agreed in 2023 to pay $787.5 million to settle a similar lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems, a different voting technology company.

Persons: Rupert Murdoch’s, Smartmatic Organizations: Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Corporation, Fox, Fox News, Dominion Voting Systems Locations: York State, Manhattan

☆ Kari Lake was a Fox TV anchor for decades. Her old station isn’t telling viewers.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN Business —It is as if Kari Lake never worked at Fox 10. Recent on-air coverage of her campaign that CNN reviewed makes no mention that Lake was a longtime anchor at the station. It was only eons ago, when Lake first declared her candidacy, that Fox 10 mentioned she had worked at the station. But Lake’s 22-year history at Fox 10 is a crucial part of her story. A spokesperson for Katie Hobbs, Lake’s opponent in the race, told me that their camp has certainly observed this conspicuous lack of disclosure.

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