Fox News anchors accused of conspiring behind the scenes with Trump attorneys as they face massive lawsuit over election lies
3 years, 8 months ago

Fox News anchors accused of conspiring behind the scenes with Trump attorneys as they face massive lawsuit over election lies

Raw Story  

A new court filing argues that Fox News anchors cannot hide behind the First Amendment after helping former president Donald Trump and his allies spread election lies. Voting technology company Smartmatic filed a 120 page motion asking a New York state court to reject the conservative network's attempt to dismiss a $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit by claiming its coverage was protected speech, arguing those protections should not apply because anchors knew election fraud claims were untrue, reported Law & Crime. Smartmatic attorney J. Erik Connolly accused Fox News anchors, including Maria Bartiromo, Jeannine Pirro and Lou Dobbs of inviting Trump attorneys Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell onto their programs and asking questions intended to promote the former president's claims of election fraud. The Fox anchors knew what Giuliani and Powell would say on their shows, asked questions to elicit lies about Smartmatic, and endorsed Giuliani's and Powell's investigation.

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Smartmatic makes big move to unseal secret Murdoch family succession drama
1 week, 6 days ago

Smartmatic makes big move to unseal secret Murdoch family succession drama

Raw Story  

Behind the scenes, the family of right-wing media mogul Rupert Murdoch is in a battle over who will take over his media empire when he dies. The family drama that inspired the HBO show "Succession," is now sparking curiosity to one of the companies suing Fox News over its promotion of lies about the 2020 presidential election. CNN reported Friday …

Fox News loses bid for Smartmatic voting-tech company’s records about Philippines bribery case
1 month ago

Fox News loses bid for Smartmatic voting-tech company’s records about Philippines bribery case

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Smartmatic won’t be required to give Fox News a trove of information about U.S. federal charges against the voting machine company’s co-founder over alleged bribery in the Philippines, a judge ruled Thursday. Fox News and parent Fox Corp. sought the information to help fight Smartmatic’s $2.7 billion defamation suit over broadcasts about the 2020 U.S. presidential election. …

Right-wing network Newsmax settles Smartmatic defamation lawsuit
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Right-wing network Newsmax settles Smartmatic defamation lawsuit

LA Times  

Newsmax has settled a defamation lawsuit from voting machine company Smartmatic over the right-wing network’s false reporting on fraud claims in the 2020 presidential election. Smartmatic’s suit said Newsmax provided a platform for its hosts, Donald Trump and the former president’s attorneys and allies to falsely claim that the company’s software was manipulated to deliver the election for President Biden. …

Voting tech company scores win in lawsuit against Fox News: report
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Voting tech company scores win in lawsuit against Fox News: report

Raw Story  

Smartmatic, the voting company accused of manipulating the 2020 election tally for President Joe Biden, subpoenaed four Fox Corp. board members as part of its $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News. “The Board members witnessed Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch’s control of Fox News; exchanged relevant emails that Smartmatic has used in depositions and will mark as trial exhibits; attended …

Fox News allowed to pursue claims that voting firm’s defamation suit is anti-free speech
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Fox News allowed to pursue claims that voting firm’s defamation suit is anti-free speech

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A judge refused this week to toss out Fox News’ claims that voting technology company Smartmatic is suing the network to suppress free speech. Smartmatic says Fox News spread ruinous lies that the voting company helped rig the 2020 election against then-U.S. President Donald Trump. But in Fox News appearances after Election Day 2020, Trump lawyers Rudy …

Judge rules Fox News can go ahead with counterclaim against Smartmatic
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge rules Fox News can go ahead with counterclaim against Smartmatic

LA Times  

A headline about President Donald Trump is displayed outside Fox News studios in New York on Nov. 28, 2018. Fox News — which admitted it aired false statements in its coverage when it settled a similar suit from Dominion Voting Systems — has said the damages being sought by London-based Smartmatic are not reflective of the company’s value and aimed …

Fox News Host Cuts Into Trump Speech To Correct ‘Many Untruths’
1 year, 1 month ago

Fox News Host Cuts Into Trump Speech To Correct ‘Many Untruths’

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Fox News’ live broadcast of Donald Trump’s speech at a campaign rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Saturday was interrupted by a fact-check from anchor Arthel Neville. “Well, the former president finally got around to some campaign promises amid lots of cheering, as you heard,” Neville told viewers. It was not stolen,” Neville added, countering Trump’s false …

Mike Lindell Makes Bats**t Claim About Fox News' Role In 2020 Election
1 year, 8 months ago

Mike Lindell Makes Bats**t Claim About Fox News' Role In 2020 Election

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell on Thursday accused Fox News of playing a “big part” in the mass 2020 voter fraud that he claims was Donald Trump’s downfall in the election. “Smartmatic sued Fox News on Feb. 4 of 2021,” Lindell continued in a nod to another voting technology company suing Fox for defamation. Lindell claimed he subpoenaed …

Rupert Murdoch questioned Fox News coverage of stolen US election claims, court documents show
1 year, 10 months ago

Rupert Murdoch questioned Fox News coverage of stolen US election claims, court documents show

ABC  

Fox Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch said TV hosts Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham may have gone "too far" in their coverage of voter fraud claims after the 2020 US elections, court documents reveal. Key points: Dominion Voting Systems is suing Fox News for $2.4 billion in a defamation lawsuit Dominion accuses the TV network of amplifying debunked claims that it …

Column: Why Fox News’ lies about Trump’s defeat probably aren’t protected by the 1st Amendment
1 year, 10 months ago

Column: Why Fox News’ lies about Trump’s defeat probably aren’t protected by the 1st Amendment

LA Times  

Fox News’ Tucker Carlson, left, laughs while speaking with former President Trump at a golf tournament in New Jersey last summer. Fox News responded to an incendiary court filing in Dominion Voting System’s $1.6-billion defamation suit last week by asserting that “the core of this case remains about freedom of the press and freedom of speech, which are fundamental rights …

‘Crazy.’ ‘Nuts.’ Six wild revelations from the Fox News defamation case
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Crazy.’ ‘Nuts.’ Six wild revelations from the Fox News defamation case

LA Times  

Having emails and texts revealed in court — and thus available for prying public eyes — is a nightmare for any company. ‘Crazy,’ they call them In nine instances, Fox News hosts and executives use the word “nuts” when describing the unsubstantiated Dominion charges and the people who spread them. Powell cited a source who told her that former Fox …

Off camera, Fox hosts doubted 2020 election fraud claims
1 year, 10 months ago

Off camera, Fox hosts doubted 2020 election fraud claims

Associated Press  

— To millions of viewers, Fox News hosts gave allies of former President Donald Trump a platform to champion false claims that he lost the 2020 election because of voter fraud. “Sidney Powell is lying” about having evidence for election fraud, Carlson said via text on Nov. 16, 2020 to a Fox News producer, referring to one of Trump’s lawyers. …

Court nixes Fox News’ bid to end voting tech firm’s suit
1 year, 10 months ago

Court nixes Fox News’ bid to end voting tech firm’s suit

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Fox News lost an attempt Tuesday to shut down a multibillion-dollar defamation lawsuit that accuses the network of spreading lies that a voting-technology company helped “steal” the 2020 election from then-U.S. President Donald Trump. Tuesday’s decision means Smartmatic’s suit continues against Fox News, hosts Maria Bartiromo and Jeanine Pirro, former host Lou Dobbs, and Trump attorney Rudy …

NY court slaps down Fox News' attempt to end multi-billion defamation lawsuit
1 year, 10 months ago

NY court slaps down Fox News' attempt to end multi-billion defamation lawsuit

Raw Story  

A New York appeals court on Tuesday rejected the attempt of Fox News to throw out a defamation lawsuit. Fox News is being accused of intentionally spreading lies through their various media platforms that a voting-technology company helped "steal" the 2020 election from then-President Donald Trump. IN OTHER NEWS: Biden admin creating 'unacceptable' roadblocks for probing Jared Kushner Saudi deals …

New York judge lets $2.7 billion lawsuit by elections company against Fox News proceed — but there's a catch
2 years, 10 months ago

New York judge lets $2.7 billion lawsuit by elections company against Fox News proceed — but there's a catch

Raw Story  

On Tuesday, The Daily Beast reported that a federal judge in New York has allowed a $2.7 billion lawsuit against Fox News by the voting systems company Smartmatic to proceed. However, the judge dismissed Smartmatic's suits against Fox News host Jeanine Pirro and pro-Trump "Kraken" lawyer Sidney Powell. "Smartmatic has alleged that Giuliani, ex-Trump lawyer Sidney Powell, and several Fox …

Fox News asks US judge to dismiss $2.7B election lawsuit
3 years, 4 months ago

Fox News asks US judge to dismiss $2.7B election lawsuit

Al Jazeera  

Voting tech firm Smartmatic Corp has accused Fox News of executing a coordinated disinformation campaign, saying that the network perpetrated the narrative that the firm conspired against Donald Trump in last year’s United States presidential election. A Fox News lawyer was grilled by a judge about the network’s extensive coverage of false claims that the voting technology firm Smartmatic Corp. …

Lawyer Says Capitol Defendant Had 'Foxmania' From Watching Too Much Fox News
3 years, 8 months ago

Lawyer Says Capitol Defendant Had 'Foxmania' From Watching Too Much Fox News

Huff Post  

Anthony Antonio was among the mob at the Lower West Terrace Entrance of the Capitol, which saw a "tremendous amount of violent criminal activity" on Jan. 6, according to an FBI affidavit. FBI A Capitol defendant who bought into former President Donald Trump’s lies about a stolen election came down with “Foxitus” and “Foxmania” after watching too much Fox News, …

Column: Should Fox News have to pay for its shameful election coverage? A court will decide
3 years, 8 months ago

Column: Should Fox News have to pay for its shameful election coverage? A court will decide

LA Times  

Rudolph W. Giuliani and Sidney Powell peddled conspiracy theories on Fox News about two election technology companies in the weeks after the 2020 election. After all, Fox News featured numerous news stories and commentaries on the supposed role of the two companies in “stealing” the election. In filings late last month, Fox insisted that it was the newsworthy allegations, not …

Fox News hosts accused of conspiring behind the scenes with Trump attorneys as network faces lawsuit
3 years, 8 months ago

Fox News hosts accused of conspiring behind the scenes with Trump attorneys as network faces lawsuit

Salon  

A new court filing argues that Fox News anchors cannot hide behind the First Amendment after helping former president Donald Trump and his allies spread election lies. Voting technology company Smartmatic filed a 120-page motion asking a New York state court to reject the conservative network's attempt to dismiss a $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit by claiming its coverage was protected …

Fox News Asks Court To Dismiss $2.7 Billion Defamation Suit
3 years, 11 months ago

Fox News Asks Court To Dismiss $2.7 Billion Defamation Suit

NPR  

Fox News Asks Court To Dismiss $2.7 Billion Defamation Suit Enlarge this image toggle caption Rafael Henrique/Getty Images Rafael Henrique/Getty Images Fox News on Monday asked a judge to dismiss a $2.7 billon lawsuit against the network and some of its hosts filed by election technology company Smartmatic, claiming the suit is an attempt to "chill" First Amendment rights. The …

Fox News files a motion to dismiss Smartmatic defamation suit
3 years, 11 months ago

Fox News files a motion to dismiss Smartmatic defamation suit

LA Times  

Fox News has filed a motion to dismiss the $2.7-billion defamation lawsuit by Smartmatic, saying the claims made against the voting software company were newsworthy and protected by the 1st Amendment — even if they were false. The motion filed late Monday is in response to Smartmatic’s suit claiming that Fox News and its on-air hosts Maria Bartiromo, Lou Dobbs …

Fox News and pro-Trump lawyers hit with monster $2.7 billion lawsuit over election conspiracies: report
3 years, 11 months ago

Fox News and pro-Trump lawyers hit with monster $2.7 billion lawsuit over election conspiracies: report

Raw Story  

A voting technology company that was the target of baseless election fraud conspiracy theories filed a $2.7 billion lawsuit on Thursday against Fox News as well as pro-Trump attorneys Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell. According to CNN, Smartmatic is alleging that Fox News personalities, along with Powell and Giuliani, coordinated to wage a "disinformation campaign" that has put the company …

Fox News runs fact check in response to defamation charges by voting software firm
4 years ago

Fox News runs fact check in response to defamation charges by voting software firm

LA Times  

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani listens to Sidney Powell, both lawyers for President Trump, during a Nov. 19 news conference at Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington. In an unusual move, Fox News is airing a segment to counter previous remarks made by its conservative hosts and pro-Trump guests that voting software firm Smartmatic was involved in election fraud. …

Fox News Host Pulls Apart Election Lies Trump Spouted On Network Hours Earlier
4 years, 1 month ago

Fox News Host Pulls Apart Election Lies Trump Spouted On Network Hours Earlier

Huff Post  

Trump unloaded a stream of baseless claims about a rigged election in his first televised interview since the election to his devout Fox News ally Maria Bartiromo, who encouraged the allegations and allowed them to go largely unchallenged. “In fact, your government, election officials, experts and others ― many of them Republican, including Trump appointed officials ― say that the …

Fox News Anchor Thoroughly Debunks Trump's Election Fraud Claims
4 years, 1 month ago

Fox News Anchor Thoroughly Debunks Trump's Election Fraud Claims

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Fox News anchor Eric Shawn on Sunday debunked claims of widespread electoral fraud pushed by President Donald Trump and some of his allies at the network, calling them an insult to the thousands of election officials across the country who worked to ensure the process was free and fair. The weekend anchor said on “America’s News Headquarters” …

Fox stars Hannity, Carlson and fired anchor Henry in lawsuit
4 years, 5 months ago

Fox stars Hannity, Carlson and fired anchor Henry in lawsuit

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Fox News Channel stars Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson and Howard Kurtz were accused of sexual harassment by a frequent on-air guest in a lawsuit filed Monday that the network called frivolous and untrue. In the same case, a former Fox employee said she was harassed and raped by news anchor Ed Henry, who was fired July 1 …

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