Bill O’Reilly Slams Fox News Over Billion Dollar Defamation Settlement, Calls it a Lack of Journalistic Principles

Former Fox News anchor Bill O’Reilly has spoken out about the massive defamation settlement that the news network recently reached with voting machine company Smartmatic. O’Reilly, who was fired from Fox News in 2017, said that the settlement is a sign of the network’s lack of journalistic principles.

The settlement, which is estimated to be upwards of a billion dollars, is believed to be one of the largest defamation settlements in history. O’Reilly said that the settlement is a sign of Fox News’ willingness to tell viewers what they want to hear, rather than honest information. He also noted that when he spoke out about the settlement on his website, he lost 1,000 paid subscribers.

O’Reilly also pointed out that Fox News is facing additional lawsuits, including one from Smartmatic’s competitor Dominion Voting Systems. He said that money is not the motivating force in this operation, and that he was surprised that there was no admission of error or apology from Fox News.

The settlement comes as millions of Trump voters still believe that the 2020 election was rigged. O’Reilly said that he examined the allegations of election fraud and found nothing a court would accept. He said that the settlement is a “mammoth verdict” that shows how money has become more important than honest information.