The network had reason to pay handsomely to avoid more exposure of its false denial of Trump's defeat. And lawsuits serve private rather than public interests.
Wilmington, Delaware (CNN) Fox News reached a last-minute settlement with Dominion Voting Systems on Tuesday, a lawsuit that raced toward initial reports,
The lawsuit was over whether Fox was liable for airing the false claims that Dominion s ballot-counting machines were used to manipulate the 2020 U.S. election
Fox News abruptly agreed on Tuesday to pay $787.5 million to resolve a defamation suit filed by Dominion Voting Systems over the network’s promotion of misinformation about the 2020 election.