Fox settled with the voting machine maker for $787m, but not before the case revealed embarrassing details about network. Dominion lawyer Justin Nelson, meanwhile, said the settlement sum – far shy of $1.6bn the company had initially sought – “represents vindication and accountability”. At the same time, Fox still faced a $2.7bn defamation lawsuit filed by voting technology company Smartmatic, which has alleged the post-election lies broadcast by the company “decimated” its business. On Tuesday, a lawyer for Smartmatic, Erik Connolly, said the lawsuit would pick up where Dominion left off. Smartmatic was only used in Los Angeles County during the 2020 election, making its scope much narrower than Dominion, which was used in 24 states.

Source: Fox News April 19, 2023 20:22 UTC