Washington Post
One of the most closely watched media trials in decades begins Monday morning in a Delaware courtroom, as Fox News defends itself against a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit brought by a voting technology company that says its business was severely damaged by lies about a stolen presidential election.
At its core, the trial will test the limits of libel law and whether Fox News can be held legally accountable for airing false election fraud claims about Dominion Voting Systems in the wake of Donald Trump's 2020 loss. Dominion will focus on 20 statements about the voting technology company made by either attorneys associated with Trump — Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell — or by Fox hosts Maria Bartiromo, Jeanine Pirro and Lou Dobbs.
But outside the courtroom, the proceedings have come to represent even more, providing the public an unparalleled look inside the operations of a media juggernaut and a key force in Republican politics. A vast trove of text messages, emails and other internal communications among executives and hosts have been made public. Once the trial gets underway, on-air personalities such as prime-time ratings champ Tucker Carlson, Bartiromo and others are expected to testify, as could conservative billionaire founder Rupert Murdoch.
Some observers also view the trial, which is expected to last up to six weeks, as a symbolic referendum on the truth-challenged "alternative facts" culture that defined the Trump presidency. "It appears that...
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