Talk:Dominion Voting Systems v. Fox News Network

Title should be "Dominion Voting Systems v. Fox News Network"
Per WP:LAWMOS, Bluebook style should be followed. There's no reason to leave off "Voting Systems". Brad (talk) 23:00, 5 April 2023 (UTC)
 * There are three Dominion plaintiffs, one of which does not have "voting systems" in its name. Their only commonality is "Dominion." That's why I hedged on the title, but if there's a consensus to change it, that's fine. soibangla (talk) 03:27, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Yes, they're consolidated - Bluebook style is to use the first name. Brad (talk) 04:35, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
 * It appears that first-named plaintiff is actually "US Dominion". At least that's how it's listed as the "Full Case Name" in the infobox. Edge3 (talk) 02:29, 20 April 2023 (UTC)
 * I would not be opposed to a change Brad (talk) 02:31, 20 April 2023 (UTC)
 * It's a tough call, whether to be formally legalistic or practical, but at this point I'd choose the status quo. soibangla (talk) 02:43, 20 April 2023 (UTC)

Sources for Dominion v. Fox News Network
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Here are the sources as of today, March 14, 2023 (138 sources):


 * Some sources for Dominion Voting Systems and other relevant articles. Open to see the 138 sources (and growing) that describe Fox News as a "fake news", "propaganda", and "not news" network.


 * What this is all about

Internal documents and communications reveal that Fox News hosts did not believe there was election fraud, and they believed Biden won the 2020 election. In spite of this they decided to keep lying to viewers.

Everyone, including the news team, was affected:


 * 1) top brass backed decision to keep lying;
 * 2) news team not allowed to contradict false claims;
 * 3) internal fact-checkers were threatened;
 * 4) all for ratings, Trump's approval, and to retain their far-right base.

"Key Murdoch admissions.

Here are Murdoch's key deposition admissions about the case:


 * Murdoch seriously doubted the claims of “massive election fraud from the very beginning.”
 * Fox News gave a platform to conspiracy peddlers like Mike Lindell in order to make more money because, according to Murdoch, what matters “is not red or blue, it is green.”[*]
 * Murdoch had the power to stop Fox News from airing false claims but affirmatively chose not to, saying “I could have. But I did not.”
 * Perhaps most importantly, Murdoch admitted that some of the top hosts on Fox News had actively endorsed these false claims on the air.

Many of these admissions support “actual malice” by Fox News. [*]"


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 * See also


 * Big lie
 * Dominion Voting Systems v. Fox News
 * Dominion Voting Systems
 * Fox News
 * Fox News controversies
 * Maria Bartiromo
 * Tucker Carlson
 * Tucker Carlson Tonight
 * Lou Dobbs
 * Rudy Giuliani
 * Sean Hannity
 * Laura Ingraham
 * Mike Lindell
 * Rupert Murdoch
 * MyPillow
 * One America News Network
 * Jeanine Pirro
 * Sidney Powell
 * Suzanne Scott
 * Donald Trump
 * Reliable sources/Noticeboard


 * Here are a few sources

All references are properly formatted for immediate use. Do not remove the "name" function.

Valjean (talk) ( PING me ) 03:05, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
 * 1) Dominion Voting Machines Drops A Second Bombshell Filing Against Fox News - Second Nexus
 * 2) Rupert Murdoch Did Not Say 'It Is Not Red or Blue, It Is Green' - Mediaite
 * 3) January 17, 2022. Dominion's Brief in Support of Its Motion for Summary Judgment on Liability of Fox News Network
 * 4) February 8, 2022. Dominion's Brief in Support of Its Motion for Summary Judgment on Liability of Fox News Network
 * 5) Fox's Murdoch called election fraud claims a 'Trump myth,' Toronto's Dominion says in court filing - CBC
 * 6) Fox News hosts thought Trump’s election fraud claims were 'total BS', court filings show - The Guardian
 * 7) Fox knew vote rigging claims were false, Dominion says, as network defends coverage - Reuters
 * 8) Off the air, Fox News stars blasted the election fraud claims they peddled - NPR
 * 9) Lawsuit filing shows Fox hosts didn't believe election fraud lies they pushed on TV - PBS NewsHour
 * 10) Fox News hosts, execs privately doubted 2020 conspiracy claims shared on air - The Washington Post
 * 11) Fox Stars Privately Expressed Disbelief About Trump's Election Fraud Claims - The New York Times
 * 12) Fox News hosts doubted 2020 election fraud claims off camera as they promoted them on air - Los Angeles Times
 * 13) Five top revelations from Dominion's explosive court filing in Fox News lawsuit - The Hill
 * 14) Fox News hosts called 2020 election fraud 'total BS' in private, new Dominion court filing says - ABC News
 * 15) Fox News stars and staffers privately blasted election fraud claims as bogus, court filing shows - NBC News
 * 16) Fox News hosts, Rupert Murdoch were skeptical of Trump election fraud claims - CNBC
 * 17) Fox News hosts didn't believe 2020 election fraud claims, $1.6 billion Dominion defamation suit asserts - CBS News
 * 18) Fox News executives refused to let Trump on-air when he called in during January 6 attack, Dominion says - CNN
 * 19) Analysis: Fox News has been exposed as a dishonest organization terrified of its own audience - CNN
 * 20) Fox News' split screen spills into view - Politico
 * 21) They Knew It Was A Lie: Fox News Purposely Pushed Deception On 2020 Voting - The National Memo
 * 22) I Never Truly Understood Fox News Until Now - The Atlantic
 * 23) Why Fox News Lied to Its Viewers - The Atlantic
 * 24) Tucker Carlson's Dominion Text Messages Are a Thing of Beauty - Slate
 * 25) Fox stars privately bashed election fraud claims the network pushed - Axios
 * 26) Fox News Lied to Viewers to Keep Them From Fleeing, According to Dominion Suit - Variety
 * 27) CNN's Oliver Darcy: Leaked Messages In Dominion Lawsuit 'Expose Fox News As A Propaganda Network' - Forbes
 * 28) A juicy new legal filing reveals who really controls Fox News - Vox
 * 29) Dominion voting case exposes post-election fear at Fox News - Associated Press
 * 30) Fox News feared losing viewers by airing truth about election, documents show - The Washington Post
 * 31) The 'wackadoodle' foundation of Fox News' election-fraud claims - NPR
 * 32) It could take a decade to undo damage to the Republican Party caused by Fox News promoting election fraud claims, says former GOP official - Business Insider
 * 33) Amid Fox Election Scandal, Rising Calls On Twitter To Deport Rupert Murdoch - The National Memo
 * 34) Tucker Carlson and Fox News Knew Election Fraud Claims Were Bogus - Mother Jones
 * 35) The Internal Decapitation of Fox News - The Nation
 * 36) Fox News deceives its viewers. These text messages prove it. - MSNBC
 * 37) Court Lets Lawsuit Against Fox News Move Forward—Here's Where Dominion And Smartmatic's Defamation Suits Stand Now - Forbes
 * 38) Filings in Dominion lawsuit reveal that Fox News hosts had concerns about 2020 election fraud claims - Pew Research Center
 * 39) Fox hosts doubted Trump's false claims of election fraud, court filings show - The Philadelphia Inquirer
 * 40) Tucker Carlson Calls Trump 'Demonic Force' in New Legal Filing - Rolling Stone
 * 41) Dominion Voting Case Exposes Post-Election Fear at Fox News - U.S. News & World Report
 * 42) Tucker Carlson's Sad, Final Days on Fox News; Dominion Lawsuit May Deliver Fatal Blow - The New York Independent
 * 43) Fox News texts, emails "nightmare fuel" for lawyers: Legal expert - Newsweek
 * 44) Hogan: Conservative leaders would privately agree election wasn't stolen, but 'go out and say complete opposite' - The Hill
 * 45) The big news in Dominion’s defamation suit is why Fox kept up the Big Lie - The Colorado Sun
 * 46) O'Reilly on Fox News lawsuit: 'I would never sell out for ratings' - The Hill
 * 47) What the Dominion lawsuit reveals about the future of Fox News - Columbia Journalism Review
 * 48) Why Fox News' lies about Trump's defeat probably aren't protected by the 1st Amendment - Los Angeles Times
 * 49) Fox News Hosts, Executives Raised Concerns About 2020 Election-Fraud Claims Made on the Air, Filing Shows - The Wall Street Journal
 * 50) Fox News texts reveal the truth: The Big Lie was a con - Salon
 * 51) How Dominion Voting Systems filing proves Fox News was 'deliberately lying' - The Guardian
 * 52) John Oliver Blasts Fox News Channel After Court Filing Shows Hosts Didn’t Believe 2020 Election Fraud Claims - The Hollywood Reporter
 * 53) It's official, America: Fox News is a farce - MSNBC
 * 54) Fox Claims It Had To Report 'MINDBLOWINGLYNUTS' Kraken Lies About Dominion For 'News Value' - Above the Law
 * 55) "Our Viewers…Believe It": What Fox News Execs and Stars Were Really Thinking While the Network Boosted Donald Trump's Election Lies - Vanity Fair
 * 56) Fox News 2020 Election Coverage Decisions Demonstrate that Demand for Misinformation is a Bigger Problem than the Supply - Reason
 * 57) Lou Dobbs is the main obstacle to Fox's defamation defense - Reason
 * 58) 'Crazy.' 'Nuts.' Six wild revelations from the Fox News defamation case - Los Angeles Times
 * 59) Off camera, Fox hosts doubted 2020 election fraud claims - Oregon Public Broadcasting
 * 60) Fox News Exposed for Deliberately Spewing Toxic Lies to Their Audience - Between the Lines
 * 61) Compare the election-fraud claims Fox News aired with what its stars knew - NPR
 * 62) What did Fox News bigwigs really think about Trump's fraudulent election claims? - Poynter Institute
 * 63) Fox News Hosts Did Not Believe 2020 Election Fraud Claims, Court Filing States - AllSides
 * 64) Dominion voting case exposes post-election fear at Fox News - Houston Chronicle
 * 65) 'It's a major blow': Dominion has uncovered 'smoking gun' evidence in case against Fox News, legal experts say - CNN
 * 66) Will a $1.6bn defamation lawsuit finally stop Fox News from spreading lies? - The Guardian
 * 67) Fox News' Howard Kurtz says company won't let him cover Dominion voting case - The Hill
 * 68) Fox News Star Says Network Won't Let Him Cover Fox-Dominion Lawsuit - The Daily Beast
 * 69) Fox News Anchor Says Network Is Barring Him From Covering The Dominion Lawsuit - HuffPost
 * 70) Inside the Fox News Sausage Factory - The Freedom Academy with Asha Rangappa
 * 71) Murdoch Acknowledges Fox News Hosts Endorsed Election Fraud Falsehoods - The New York Times
 * 72) JUST IN: Bombshell Filing Shows Fox Anchor Got REAMED Over 'Anti-Trump' Coverage From Top Down - Mediaite
 * 73) Fox's Murdoch Admits Some Fox Hosts 'Endorsed' False Election Claims in Dominion Deposition - Variety
 * 74) Fox board member Paul Ryan told Murdoch the network shouldn't be spreading 2020 lies - Raw Story
 * 75) Fox chief Rupert Murdoch said network aired 2020 election conspiracies for the money: court documents - Raw Story
 * 76) The day before Jan. 6 attack, top Fox execs discussed whether to make primetime hosts dispel election lies - Raw Story
 * 77) Former FBI counsel thinks Dominion's lawsuit looks solid - and Fox has a very difficult road ahead - Raw Story
 * 78) Rupert Murdoch says Fox News hosts endorsed false election fraud claims - BBC News
 * 79) Rupert Murdoch testified that Fox News hosts 'endorsed' stolen election narrative - The Guardian
 * 80) The Root of Fake News Is the Corporate Lust for Profit in Media - Jacobin
 * 81) Trump Rages At Murdoch Over New Fox News Revelations: 'Killing His Case And Infuriating His Viewers' - Mediaite
 * 82) The 10 biggest revelations from Dominion's explosive Fox News legal filing -- CNN
 * 83) Stunning Rupert Murdoch deposition leaves Fox News in a world of trouble - The Guardian
 * 84) Trump Melts Down Over Murdoch Admitting Fox Lied About Election Fraud - Rolling Stone
 * 85) Murdoch testified Fox News hosts endorsed idea that Biden stole election - Reuters
 * 86) What we learned from the latest Fox News-Dominion case filing - NBC News
 * 87) Fox News Described As Rattled By Dominion Lawsuit - PoliticusUSA
 * 88) Schumer, Jeffries pressure Murdoch, Fox News over Trump's false election fraud claims - CNBC
 * 89) Fox News is NOT news. Claytoonz, Episode 2025. No-News News. - Claytoonz
 * 90) Rupert Murdoch says Fox stars 'endorsed' lies about 2020. He chose not to stop them - NPR
 * 91) Murdoch testified Fox News hosts endorsed idea that Biden stole election - Reuters
 * 92) How strong is Dominion's defamation case against Fox News? Legal experts weigh in - Los Angeles Times
 * 93) Top Fox News anchor says the company has banned coverage of the Dominion lawsuit that revealed how Tucker Carlson and other Fox stars privately dismissed election conspiracy theories while peddling them on air. - Business Insider
 * 94) To fight defamation suit, Fox News cites election conspiracy theories - The Washington Post
 * 95) Fox executives should be fired for 'proven misconduct' exposed in Dominion lawsuit, renowned Yale professor says - CNN
 * 96) Fox case shows how fake news makes money, but peddling lies can be costly - Chicago Tribune
 * 97) Top Democrats push Fox News to stop promoting "propaganda" about 2020 election - CBS News
 * 98) Murdoch, exposed - Popular Information
 * 99) Trump Fumes Over 'Scared' Murdoch's Bombshell Admissions In Lawsuit - The National Memo
 * 100) Dominion Lawsuit May Lead To Action Against Culpable Fox Board Members - The National Memo
 * 101) Fox News election fraud revelations could take down the network's embattled chief - CNN
 * 102) Dominion Lawsuit Revelations Are Getting Harder for Fox to Ignore - Vanity Fair
 * 103) Conservative Media Pay Little Attention to Revelations About Fox News - The New York Times
 * 104) Fox Corp. and the Trump campaign hit with FEC complaints over Dominion revelations - NBC News
 * 105) The Dominion Lawsuit Pulls Back The Curtain On Fox News. It's Not Pretty. - NPR
 * 106) 'Really crazy stuff': Rupert Murdoch trashed Rudy Giuliani's election theories, unsealed filing in Fox News suit reveals - Law & Crime
 * 107) 18 Most Popular Conservative Media Outlets Ignored Fox News Revelations - TheWrap
 * 108) Fox News is fighting an uphill legal battle over its 2020 election coverage and even founder Rupert Murdoch distances himself from the denialism - Fortune
 * 109) Analysis - Fox News Is Trapped by Its Own Zealotry - The Washington Post
 * 110) Fox News has implemented a 'soft ban' on Donald Trump and is avoiding putting him on air, report says - Business Insider
 * 111) Inside the Panic at Fox News After the 2020 Election - The New York Times
 * 112) Podcast: Why Election Denialism Might Cost Fox News $1.6 Billion - The New York Times
 * 113) Off the air, Fox News stars blasted the election fraud claims they peddled - NPR
 * 114) The Smear Heard Round the World - Air Mail
 * 115) What Fox News Hosts Said Privately vs. Publicly About Voter Fraud - The New York Times
 * 116) What is Fox News hiding in the Dominion lawsuit? - The Washington Post
 * 117) FEC Complaint Seeks Sanctions On Murdoch Over 2020 Campaign Misconduct - The National Memo
 * 118) Fox Anchors Said Viewer Feelings, 'Not Numbers,' Should Determine Election Calls - The National Memo
 * 119) Dominion bombshells reveal how Rupert Murdoch, Paul Ryan, and Fox's top lawyer secretly reacted to Trump's 'wild' election claims - Law & Crime
 * 120) Fox libel defense at odds with top GOP presidential foes - Associated Press
 * 121) Fox's Bartiromo Admitted to Banning Staff From Calling Joe Biden 'President-Elect' - The New Civil Rights Movement
 * 122) Right-Wing Media Joins Assault On Fox Over Dominion Revelations - The National Memo
 * 123) What To Do About Fox? Stop Treating It As A 'News' Organization - The National Memo
 * 124) Tucker Carlson Is The Biggest Hypocrite At Fox News - Oklahoma Loves Marijuana -
 * 125) Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch dismisses $1.6 billion defamation case revelations as 'noise' - CNN
 * 126) New Fox-Dominion Lawsuit Documents Shed Light on Debate Inside Network - The New York Times
 * 127) Analysis - 4 takeaways from the new Dominion-Fox lawsuit documents - The Washington Post
 * 128) Fox News anchor Maria Bartiromo is front and center in Dominion's defamation suit - Los Angeles Times
 * 129) 'Incredibly Angry': Fox News Staff Reportedly Fuming About Dominion Filings - HuffPost
 * 130) Fox News executives discussed a plan to denounce the 'Trump myth' a day before the Jan. 6 riot - NBC News
 * 131) Fox News's no-good, very bad week - The Washington Post
 * 132) "We're All Embarrassed": Inside Fox News as Dominion Revelations Rattle the Network - Vanity Fair
 * 133) Former FBI official: 'We can now draw a direct line from a major network to American violence' - Raw Story
 * 134) Fox News Is In Really Big Trouble - PoliticusUSA
 * 135) Fox is a Far-Right Disinformation Machine and the GOP's Propaganda Arm - Lucid
 * 136) Tucker Carlson firestorm over Trump texts threatens to engulf Fox News - The Guardian
 * 137) 5 Nuggets From Dominion's Lawsuit Against Fox You May Have Missed - HuffPost
 * 138) SATIRE  Tucker Carlson Fears That Leaked Texts of Him Telling Truth Will Kill His Brand - The New Yorker

Judge finding that none of the statements were true.
There was a statement that the judge had determined that none of the statements were true. This cannot be correct. Some statements, including that Dominion Systems's equipment were used, were obviously true. I was unable to locate the ruling, as there is no quote. If someone can locate and verify the quote, please add the citation.Eni2dad (talk) 14:07, 19 April 2023 (UTC)


 * This is stated in the "Summary judgement" section; Eric Davis ruled that it "is crystal clear that none of the statements relating to Dominion about the 2020 election are true". The source given is the NYT (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/31/business/fox-dominion-defamation-case.html), but other sources are out there:
 * Bloomberg - https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/fox-news-election-fraud-defamation-case-orderd-to-go-to-trial
 * New Yorker - https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-communications/what-dominion-has-to-prove-in-its-case-against-fox-news
 * Politco - https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/31/dominion-lawsuit-fox-trial-00090034
 * Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/18/fox-dominion-settle-us-defamation-lawsuit
 * PBS - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/fox-dominion-voting-systems-reach-settlement-over-false-election-claims
 * CNBC - https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/18/fox-dominion-trial-defamation-case-opening-statements.html Couruu (talk) 08:51, 20 April 2023 (UTC)

Should the lead contain Dominion's annual revenue in the final paragraph, to compare it to the size of the settlement?
I put that information in the last paragraph of the lead and was promptly reverted. Red  Slash  22:22, 19 April 2023 (UTC)


 * If you can find a better source then I would say add it to the Settlement section. Mox La Push (talk) 03:56, 20 April 2023 (UTC)

Dubious Claim is Lawsuit Filing Section
Citing Bloomberg News, it is claimed: "In addition to Bartiromo, Dobbs, and Pirro, the suit also named primetime hosts Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity." However, it seems that no actual individuals are named as defendants in the full case name here in Wikipedia or in the filed pleadings I have seen. These individuals are discussed but, in the legal context, "named" typically refers to people or entities formally listed as parties to an action. Mox La Push (talk) 04:44, 20 April 2023 (UTC)
 * what "I have seen" appears to be contradicted by a reliable source: "Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson also targets of lawsuit" soibangla (talk) 05:05, 20 April 2023 (UTC)

Chronology?
The Discovery section meanders chronologically.

The discovery section mentions events that occurred in December 2022, then August 13, 2022, August 30, 2022 and finally early December 2022. It would move forward in time if the first paragraph were moved last. Should I do this?

Also, there is information that could probably be deleted. For instance, the August 13, 2022 report that 'that sources "expected Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, who own and control the Fox Corporation, to sit for depositions as soon as this month" ' but then later, more definitive, report that they would be deposed in December makes the earlier speculation less notable.

Section could be condensed to focus on what seems most notable in retrospect rather than what was reported contemporaneously. Jreiss17 (talk) 15:40, 2 October 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 8 July 2024
Court documents demonstrate (redacted) and other Democrat operatives rigged the 2020 election and had access to Dominion voting tabulators. Cited. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.azd.1255923/gov.uscourts.azd.1255923.1.9.pdf

In 2020, Democrats used internet access to Dominion Voting Tabulators and rigged the Presidential Election and more. Cited: https://www.courts.state.co.us/userfiles/file/Court_Probation/02nd_Judicial_District/Denver_District_Court/Cases%20of%20Interest/20CV34319/003/1246.pdf

2600:1700:5895:E000:7460:B614:FD2C:3642 (talk) 08:48, 8 July 2024 (UTC)
 * ❌ Court documents are considered primary sources. Your interpretation or belief in what they say is not valid content.  Articles summarize what independent reliable sources say about a topic.  If independent reliable sources reported that a court determined that any individual or group rigged the election, it would be worldwide, instant news.  Stop drinking the kool aid to find some reason to justify Trump losing. If you're interested in working with us to summarize what independent reliable sources say, please do.  If you just want to tell the world about your beliefs regarding the election- no matter how inaccurate those are- you can use social media to do that. 331dot (talk) 09:11, 8 July 2024 (UTC)