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Wednesday, March 15th, 2023

‘Another crisis is building’ at Fox News as second defamation lawsuit gets green light for trial

Author:     David Edwards
Source:     Raw Story
Publication Date:     March 13, 2023
 Link: ‘Another crisis is building’ at Fox News as second defamation lawsuit gets green light for trial
Stephan:  

The Smartmatic lawsuit for $2.7 billion added to the Dominion suit for $1.6 billion may do what shame and disgrace has not been able to do, and that is put the Fox propaganda operation out of business, or at least cause it to change how it operates. I certainly hope Fox loses both suits, the Murdochs and the cartoon characters they have hired to spew out misinformation are largely responsible for the culture crisis that is tearing the United States apart. 

Maria Bartiromo, one of the worst of the Fox creatures Credit: screen grab

A defamation lawsuit against Fox News by voting machine company Smartmatic appears to be headed to trial after the New York Supreme Court gave the green light last week.

An analysis by The Guardian found that the $2.7 billion lawsuit could be “more dangerous” than the $1.6 billion lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems. In both cases, Fox News personalities are accused of falsely claiming President Joe Biden won the election because of a voting machine conspiracy.

“The Earth is round. Two plus two equals four,” Smartmatic’s 2021 complaint

EditSign began. “Joe Biden and Kamala Harris won the 2020 election for President and Vice President of the United States. The election was not stolen, rigged, or fixed. These are facts. They are demonstrable and irrefutable.”

The complaint also noted: “Defendants did not want Biden to win the election. They wanted President Trump to win re-election … They also saw an opportunity to capitalize on President Trump’s popularity by inventing a story.”

Over 100 false claims were made about Smartmatic on Fox News, […]

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