Fox News Settles $787.5 Million Defamation Case with Dominion Voting Systems on First Day of Trial

Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News have reached a settlement in the $1.6 billion defamation case brought against the cable news giant by the electronic voting company. The case was resolved on the first day of the trial in Delaware Superior Court.

The lawsuit was filed in 2021 by Dominion Voting Systems against Fox News over the network’s repeated promotion of false claims about the company, including that its voting machines rigged the 2020 election by flipping millions of ballots from Donald Trump to Joe Biden.

Judge Eric Davis announced that the “case has been resolved” and that Fox News will pay $787.5 million to settle the lawsuit. The details of the settlement are unclear.

The trial was set to begin with opening statements in the Leonard Williams Justice Center in Wilmington, Delaware. Members of the public were in attendance, waiting to enter the courtroom.

The resolution of the case comes after a lengthy legal battle between Dominion and Fox News. The settlement is a major victory for Dominion, which sought to hold Fox News accountable for its false claims about the company.