Fox is facing a massive legal battle, and surviving it may be more about damage control than winning in court.
Since 2021, Fox News has been fending off defamation and libel lawsuits over allegations the network knowingly spread lies that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.
The highest-profile legal fight the conservative news network has is with Dominion Voting Systems, the electronic voting machine and software supplier. That company sued Fox in 2021 for $1.6 billion over false claims by Fox hosts during the 2020 election that Dominion helped Joe Biden win a fraudulent election over Donald Trump.
The case is currently in its early stages, when the court reviews evidence to decide whether it can rule in favor of a party without a trial. Arguments are currently scheduled to begin April 17.
But after weeks of damning public evidence against Fox, including texts and emails that implicate on-air personalities as well as top executives, legal experts say there has rarely been such a clear-cut path to victory for a plaintiff in a high-profile defamation case. Even without going to trial, the case could have long-lasting ramifications for Fox News’ remaining credibility, and much of the legwork may have been done by Fox itself.
“This case sets forth more evidence of knowing falsity than most experts in the area are accustomed to seeing in a major media case,” RonNell Andersen Jones, a University of Utah media law professor, told Fortune.
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