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US voting systems Dominion sues Fox News over false claims the company rigged the 2020 election
Dominion Voting Systems has filed a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News, arguing the cable news giant, in an effort to boost faltering ratings, falsely claimed that the voting company had rigged the 2020 US presidential election.
Key points:
- Before Dominion’s lawsuit, Fox News had already filed four motions to dismiss other legal action against its coverage
- There was no known widespread fraud in the 2020 election
- Some Fox News employees elevated false charges that Dominion changed votes through algorithms in its voting machines
The lawsuit is part of a growing body of legal action filed by the voting company and other targets of misleading, false and bizarre claims spread by former president Donald Trump and his allies in the…
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