Fox lost a round in its defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems as the judge sent the case to trial, ruling that Fox aired statements about Dominion that were clearly not true but had yet to show that Fox acted with “actual malice.” (Politico, March 31, 2023, by Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney)
Delaware judge Eric M. Davis was unimpressed with the Fox contention that the First Amendment protected false statements about the stolen election since the network was merely reporting on newsworthy allegations of voter, fraud and statements about election fraud made by Fox hosts were opinion and protected. (The New York Times, March 31, 2023, by Jeremy W. Peters and Katie Robertson)