It's not the settlement the media industry has been anticipating, but Fox News has reached an agreement with a Venezuelan businessman whose name was linked to false allegations about voting machines used in the 2020 election.
Attorneys for Fox News and Majed Khalil, the plaintiff in the suit, filed a letter Saturday with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York stating the two sides have reached a confidential settlement and will jointly file a motion to dismiss the case with prejudice early this week. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
“This matter has been resolved amicably by both sides," a Fox News representative said in a statement.
The action comes as Fox News heads to a Delaware court on April 17 for the $1.6 billion defamation case brought by Dominion Voting Systems. Jury selection for trial starts this week, with no sign of a settlement in sight.
The judge in that case has already ruled that Fox News made false statements about Dominion. The jury will decide if the network acted recklessly or with malice in presenting the misinformation and whether Dominion is entitled to damages.
Among the false claims Dominion cites in its case are that the Denver-based voting machine maker was founded in Venezuela and had ties to its government. Attorneys for former President Donald Trump made similar claims about voting software company Smartmatic, which is also suing Fox News for defamation.
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