Fox News has asked a court in Delaware to dismiss a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit from Dominion Voting Systems over the network’s post-2020 election coverage, arguing that the suit would stifle news outlets’ “free-speech right to inform the public about newsworthy allegations of paramount public concern.”
In March, Dominion filed a lawsuit alleging Fox News pundits had spread false information about the company’s election machines, while also asserting that Fox allowed certain figures—including former President Donald Trump and his lawyers—to make on-air claims about election irregularities during the Nov. 3 presidential election.
