off my friend. great show. thank you, and even two years welcome to ayman, when you audio recordings from that firefox producer some damning evidence fro her former network and he fight is far from ove for the million. we will run through their othe lawsuits to hold electio deniers accountable in thi country. that and exclusive conversations with orego governor tina kotek, her reaction to the supreme cour position on mifepristone what she and other blue stat governors are doing to protect reproductive rights. plus, shot for making mistake. a series of senseless shooting people at the wrong place, simply at the wrong time, they have rocked this nation. with the hell is happening i am ayman mohyeldin, let s ge started. how much does it cost to lie t the american people? well this week, fox settled th dominion voting system defamation lawsuit, agreeing t pay a staggering seven point 87, excuse me, 787.5 million i damages. it is one of the largest settlements in def
how much does it cost to lie t the american people? well, this week, fox settled the dominion voting system defamation lawsuit, agreeing t pay a staggering seven point 8 excuse me, 787 point $5 millio in settlements it is one of the largest settlements in defamatio history in this country, and i shows that fox was at leas somewhat afraid that the jur might sign against them. that, it s, clear was th financial cost of lying to the american people. but the other cost, th reputational costs, that is little bit harder to explain after the settlement was announced, fox released this statement, which read, in part we acknowledge the court rulings finding certain claims about dominion to be false this settlement reflects foxes continued commitment to th highest journalistic standards we are hopeful that ou decision to settle this disput with dominion amicably, instea of the acrimony of a divisiv trial, allows the country to move forward from these issues now, did you notice a word
similarly situated make hi away from the settlement wit was not to advance conspirac theories that are harmful to democracy or whether it was th smaller lessons of, you, kno not to do so in a way that targets and individual defamation client. or even more narrowly, not t communicate internally in ways that may not be used - in discovery but i do think that it is wort noting that the cumulative effect of numerous suits i this space may well have a impact, both on the company an on the company s coverage. three quarters of a billio dollars is not a small sum even for a company thi wealthy. and it is only the first of series of suits that may wel and in settlements or during a verdicts that are of that size or even larger
her election lies. i m telling you - she was like the turning point in our inability to prove th case because she was like so far out there that people like pulled back. we were on the verge of some breakthroughs in the states an state legislator level and the that bleep happened. and i was like damn, damn, thi is not good. fox s faces an even bigger los in your from another votin machine company, smartmatic ha filed a 2. 7 billion dolla defamation suit, accusing th network of spreading falsehood about the company. in a statement after the settlement with dominion, an attorney for smartmatic said quote, the minions litigatio exposed some of the misconduct and damage caused by fox s disinformation campaign. smartmatic will expose the rest it is clear that others want t hold fox accountable for their
open to question whether the lesson that fox and othe organizations that are similarly situated came away from the settlement with was not to advance conspirac theories that are harmful to democracy or whether it was th smaller lessons of not to do s in a way that target individual defamation client o even more narrowly, not to communicate internally, in way that might be used to preven knowing falsity in the futur and discovery. but i do think it is worth noting that the cumulative effect of a numerous suit in the space may well have an impact, both on the company, and on the company s coverage. three quarters of a billio dollars is not a small some, even for a company thi wealthy. and it is all known lee th