Dominion Voting sues Fox, OAN and Newsmax for $1.6B each over 2020 election claims.

[Fanatical Meat]

a self-titled news organization is somehow not responsible for the factuality of its content..... htf does it qualify as news, then?

It isn’t news, this has been talked about. Fox is entertainment news.

 

[skyking]

like that stuff in a pressurized can is titled "cheese food". That's not cheese, baby.

 

[woolfe9998]

a self-titled news organization is somehow not responsible for the factuality of its content..... htf does it qualify as news, then?

I read part of their brief. Their argument is that the allegations being made by Trump and his surrogates were of legitimate public interest. And of course, the mainstream press reported on many of those allegations as well.

The problem for Fox News wasn't that they were merely reporting what they said. It's that they first gave them a platform to say it, then went about agreeing with them and endorsing every last batshit thing they said.

That last fact is why I don't think the 1A will shield them from liability here.

Their brief is suggesting that Fox News was just reporting things like any other news organization, when in fact they were actively complicit in spreading false propaganda about the election.

 

[Muse]

I pray they are successful.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/dominion-voting-sues-fox-1-110428778.html

Shutting down Fox News would be great news!

 

[Fanatical Meat]

@HomerJS update the thread title. Dominion now goes after NewsMax and OAN for a “barrage” of lies.

Dominion Voting Systems sues Newsmax and One America News for 'barrage of lies' targeting the company

Dominion Voting Systems, a technology company that was targeted with disinformation by former President Donald Trump and allies, filed lawsuits on Tuesday against two right-wing television channels, alleging they aided the spread of baseless conspiracy theories about its role in the 2020 election.

www.cnn.com

 

[darkswordsman17]

like that stuff in a pressurized can is titled "cheese food". That's not cheese, baby.

Er, I'm not sure that they call it "food", but rather "cheese product".

 

[hal2kilo]

How about some personal suits? Fucker? Hannity? Rupert?

Sort of personal. It's Mikey.

Trump-appointed judge hits Mike Lindell with sanctions for “frivolous” voting machine lawsuit | Salon.com

 

[Moonbeam]

Sort of personal. It's Mikey.

Trump-appointed judge hits Mike Lindell with sanctions for “frivolous” voting machine lawsuit | Salon.com

Lindell sort of dismissed the judgment as just a judges opinion. He seemed to be torn over wasting his time appealing the decision since he has more important things for his lawyers to do, getting rid of voting machines in all 50 states. If your opinion is frivolous there is something wrong with the machines why bother to prove it. Just get rid of all of them.

 

[hal2kilo]

Looks like the suit will continue, Murdoch's name checked.

Judge rejects Fox News' bid to dismiss election lawsuit after calling out Rupert Murdoch’s role | Salon.com

 

[Commodus]

Looks like the suit will continue, Murdoch's name checked.

Judge rejects Fox News' bid to dismiss election lawsuit after calling out Rupert Murdoch’s role | Salon.com

Didn't think this lawsuit would be shot down. There's plenty of evidence to support the accusations. It'd have to be truly frivolous (like Trump's bogus election fraud lawsuits) to be dismissed before it reaches court.

 

[hal2kilo]

Well, it's happening. Hannity is finally being deposed for the suit (first of many Fox employees).

Sean Hannity deposed in lawsuit alleging Fox News pushed election conspiracy theories | Salon.com

 

[Lezunto]

There really should be consequences for spreading lies as "news".

In England, there is.

 

[HomerJS]

Well, it's happening. Hannity is finally being deposed for the suit (first of many Fox employees).

Sean Hannity deposed in lawsuit alleging Fox News pushed election conspiracy theories | Salon.com

Can't wait till that deposition is made public

 

[Amol S.]

Can't wait till that deposition is made public

I do not think even if Dominion wins the suit, it would make any difference for Fox. After all, Murdock has a lot of money.

 

[Brainonska511]

I do not think even if Dominion wins the suit, it would make any difference for Fox. After all, Murdock has a lot of money.

Fox News is not owned by Disney. Disney acquired 21st Century Fox; just before the deal, Fox News was spun out of the company as its own entity.

Edit: there must have been a silent edit there (or my brain is still waking up and I misread: apologies if the latter).

Regardless, Murdoch would care of they lost because Dominion is suing for a crippling amount of money which would hamper Fox News ability to make money going forward.

 

[trenchfoot]

I can see where the GOP, well, actually the very wealthy folks who bankroll it are going to be very active yet quiet as they are wont to do toward defending persons and entities that Dominion and Smartmatic are suing from the point of view that spreading lies and disinformation is their primary weapon of choice when it comes to shaping public opinion and controlling the narrative about issues that directly affect how and why people vote the way they do.

 

[amenx]

In related news, a Georgia county voting machine was breached. By Trump operatives.

Newly obtained surveillance video shows fake Trump elector escorted operatives into Georgia county's elections office before voting machine breach

A Republican county official in Georgia escorted two operatives working with an attorney for former President Donald Trump into the county's election offices on the same day a voting system there was breached, newly obtained video shows.

edition.cnn.com

 

[hal2kilo]

Interesting development on 2 fronts. Dominion voting suit and the fake state electors.

Video shows Powell allies at Georgia election office during breach

Video shows fake Trump elector helping Kraken lawyer's associates infiltrate elections office.

www.salon.com

 

[Lezunto]

This lawsuit just got interesting.

I have no doubt the reporting on this story is true.

I always thought Jeanine acted a bit loony during her rants

Fox producer's warning against Jeanine Pirro surfaces in Dominion defamation suit

Jeanine Pirro, Tucker Carlson and others are being grilled under oath in a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News for spreading lies about a voting tech company's role in the 2020 elections.

www.npr.org

 

[iRONic]

From that ^^ piece;

"As one of his last acts in office, Trump pardoned Pirro's husband for two-decades-old convictions for tax evasion."

 

[HomerJS]

My fingers are crossed
'The World According to Fox': A CEO's Vision Gets Tested in Court (yahoo.com)

 

[cytg111]

Oh yea.... 200 billion dollars fine and a firing squad.

 

[amenx]

(WAPO) Rupert Murdoch, the 91-year-old chairman of Fox News parent company Fox Corp, will be forced to answer questions under oath next week about his network’s coverage of the 2020 presidential election.

Murdoch will be deposed on the mornings of Dec. 13 and Dec. 14 as part of election technology company Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News, according to a filing in Delaware’s Superior Court. The lawsuit alleges that the network purposely aired false claims about Dominion’s role in the 2020 presidential election to boost ratings and fight off competition from more-conservative-leaning television networks....

https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/12/05/rupert-murdoch-deposed-dominion/

 

[Muse]

(WAPO) Rupert Murdoch, the 91-year-old chairman of Fox News parent company Fox Corp, will be forced to answer questions under oath next week about his network’s coverage of the 2020 presidential election.

Murdoch will be deposed on the mornings of Dec. 13 and Dec. 14 as part of election technology company Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News, according to a filing in Delaware’s Superior Court. The lawsuit alleges that the network purposely aired false claims about Dominion’s role in the 2020 presidential election to boost ratings and fight off competition from more-conservative-leaning television networks....

https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/12/05/rupert-murdoch-deposed-dominion/

Is it possible they will award more than the $1.6 billion? That probably barely dents Murdoch's finances.

Oh yea.... 200 billion dollars fine and a firing squad.

That would be closer to justice.

 

[Muse]

Murdoch can't plead the 5th because it's not a criminal proceeding, it's a civil case:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BOOM!! Rupert Murdoch has been subpoenaed and will be forced into a deposition for Dominion&#39;s $1.6 billion lawsuit against Fox News. Here&#39;s the best part - its a CIVIL matter, so pleading the fifth won&#39;t work for most of their questions!</p>&mdash; Jon Cooper (@joncoopertweets) <a href="

https://twitter.com/x/status/1599923757828775944

">December 6, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>