Dominion Voting Systems vs. Fox News

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🗓️ 17 April 2023

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Dominion Voting Systems, which makes ballot machines, sued Fox News for $1.6 billion, claiming the cable network aired defamatory claims about its role in the 2020 election. Fox News denies wrongdoing. WSJ’s Erin Mulvaney explains what’s at stake as the highly anticipated trial is set to begin this week. Further Reading: - Fox News, Dominion Each Face Risks If Defamation Case Goes to Trial - Documents From Fox Defamation Suit Spotlight Tension Between Prime-Time Hosts and News Personnel - In Deposition, Rupert Murdoch Says Fox News Hosts Endorsed False 2020 Election Claims Further Listening: - A Voting Machine Company Fights Disinformation With Lawsuits - Georgia's Secretary of State Defends the Election Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	In the days and weeks after the 2020 presidential election, Fox News gave a lot of coverage to
0:11.0	a small election ballot in company.
0:13.8	Dominion...
0:14.8	Dominion voting systems.
0:16.8	Dominion software system has been tagged as one allegedly capable of flipping votes.
0:24.6	Dominion makes voting machines.
0:26.8	And some Fox News hosts and their guests repeatedly made claims that Dominion's machines
0:31.0	were rigged and tipped the election in favor of Joe Biden.
0:35.7	Dominion says the claims are false and that Fox knew as much when it broadcasted them.
0:42.2	Two years ago, Dominion sued the cable network for $1.6 billion in damages.
0:49.1	Fox says it reported the claims because they were newsworthy and called the suit, a quote,
0:53.9	a political crusade that would undermine the freedom of the press.
0:58.8	Our colleague, Aaron Mulvaney, has been following the highly anticipated trial.
1:03.4	She says no matter how the case ends, it's historic.
1:06.8	It's one of the most important defamation cases that we've seen socially, politically,
1:13.8	legally in years, in years because of the level of discovery and evidence that we've
1:19.8	seen and just the stature of Fox News itself in our media ecosystem.
1:25.2	It is difficult to find an exact parallel in at least recent history.
1:34.6	Welcome to the journal, our show about money, business, and power.
1:38.3	I'm Ryan Knudson.
1:40.0	It's Monday, April 17th.
1:48.1	Coming up on the show, Dominion voting systems versus Fox News.
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