Fox News in real trouble for spreading 'pure bunk' about Trump's loss -- and OAN could be 'wiped out

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Legal experts believe that Fox News could be in real trouble for spreading baseless conspiracy theories about Donald Trump's election loss.

A judge ruled last month that Dominion Voting Systems could move forward with its lawsuit against Fox Corp., the conservative news network's parent company, for amplifying bogus claims that it rigged the election for Joe Biden, and Judge Eric Davis made clear the $1.6 billion suit was not frivolous, reported The Guardian.

“These allegations support a reasonable inference that Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch either knew Dominion had not manipulated the election or at least recklessly disregarded the truth when they allegedly caused Fox News to propagate its claims about Dominion,” Davis said in his ruling.

That doesn't guarantee Fox News or the Murdochs will be held liable, but legal experts agree the suit poses a real threat to conservative networks that spread the conspiracy theories.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fox-news-in-real-trouble-for-spreading-pure-bunk-about-trump-s-loss-and-oan-could-be-wiped-out-by-lawsuits/ar-AAZaRKn

[grumpyduck]

1. Enough is enough, fuckers.

[SWBTATTReg]

2. Good. And I hope that the members of the Jury find that fake news/fox news deliberately

manipulated the news to gen up ratings even though the news was fake. I hope then that the Jury award massive punitive damages on top of the initial award too.

Hurt faux / fox news where it hurts, in their pocketbook.

[onecaliberal]

14. I hope dominion is awarded a trillion dollars in damages

[Efilroft Sul]

3. Never thought I'd see the day when I'd cheer for a voting machine manufacturer. But here we are.

[Grins]

4. "Dominion News Network."

Nice ring to it, no?

[KS Toronado]

7. At least they would be "Fair & Balanced"

[dchill]

11. Sorry, but it sounds like it might be owned by Mike Pence ...

...and/or Mike Pompeo.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

25. I see what you did there

[dchill]

27. Right? I already wonder about whoever named it that...

...in the first place!

[njhoneybadger]

5. They can appeal any judgement to the Un-Supreme Court.

[NoMoreRepugs]

6. Boom. The best safety net EVER for scumbag Republicans.

[Crowman2009]

13. Except for FAUX news competitors like OAN and the rest.

Vulture capitalists like Newscorpse don't like competition. So OAN, Newsmax, etc. will get thrown under the bus shortly.

[Boomerproud]

19. I'm sure now that was at least part of the flood the judicial branch

strategy all along. A get out of jail free card for all of the fascist corruption.

[Hekate]

8. We can but hope

[Martin68]

9. This is the best way to damage Fox. Not a government or partisan suit, but one brought by a private

company, a business.

[pandr32]

10. Too bad!

I hope right-wing propaganda media shrivels like the dicks that run it.

[OMGWTF]

12. Fux News is banned in Australia, the UK, Canada, and NZ for being a propaganda network.

Why TF is it still here? They don't even consider themselves "news" even though it's in their name. They also said that they never expected anyone with a brain to take the seriously.

[Different Drummer]

21. Kinda like how the WWE isn't real sports. n/t

[NJCher]

24. see snopes on this one

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fox-news-banned-australia-new-zealand/

[Skittles]

30. don't they also have more Murdoch trash

SKY NEWS I think it is called

[AllaN01Bear]

15. shut em all down. including sinclair radio.

[The Jungle 1]

16. Can I volunteer to be on that jury

Perty please.
How about now?

[UTUSN]

17. K&R

[FakeNoose]

18. Is Rupert Murdoch dead yet?

No? Well let's at least put him out of business and let Mother Nature do the rest.

[mwb970]

32. Evil never dies.

See Cheney, Dick.

[gulliver]

20. We keep calling these "theories" when they're calumny and propaganda

It's not like these people were "theorizing" in the sense of there being some kind of evidence driving some kind of rational analysis. They were taking something that wasn't factual and spreading it around. At some point, that kind of "reckless disregard" becomes actual malice. There's a negative emotion behind the reckless disregard, malice. That makes the calumny intentional and the result of actual malice.

We wouldn't say that someone who drove his car on the sidewalk and hit pedestrians was "recklessly disregarding" traffic laws on the "theory" that sidewalks were really meant for cars.

[KPN]

22. What exactly is the threat if not held liable?

And even then, is held liable even going to be sufficient to basically extinguish falsehoods being spread and represented by media outlets as factual news?

I’ll believe this when I see it … and I doubt I ever will at my age.

[NEOBuckeye]

23. Hit the Murdochs where it hurts most--their money

They need to be sued out of existence for all of the bullshit they have peddled and the harm it has caused.

[bluecollar2]

26. I was never s big fan of electronic voting systems

Especially after Al Gore lost. And still believe they can be manipulated if not carefully controlled by a neutral oversight system but...

In this case I hope Dominion prevails.

[PatrickforB]

28. This is good news. The only way to fight dirt bags like the Murdochs is to hit them

in the pocketbook.

We always hold shareholder profits above human life, worker rights, and the very habitability of this earth. Only fair to apply this to the Murdochs.

[budkin]

29. Getting rid of Fox news would be a huge step to healing this nation

They pump propaganda into the heads of millions daily.

[halfulglas]

31. I hope they're not done yet. Also go after the over the air corporations like Sinclair, etc.

With their tight control and canned mandatory "commentaries" from Nazis like Sebastian Gorka and Boris Epshteyn, etc. Those smaller stations have a lot of influence in smaller markets and should be held accountable for the damage done.

It's kind of sad when you consider that in this country corporations can sue for monetary damages done to their businesses singled out by deliberate lies by people like Trump and his cable toadies and the US public can't hold them to account for the harm done to our whole system of government by their lies because we apparently don't have standing.

[LiberalFighter]

33. I would like to see other news agencies held accountable.

I get po when News Nation is continuously being pushed by my local TV News even though not part of the same network.

[LiberalLovinLug]

34. "Legal experts" believe that?

lol

No way is Fox News ever going to be in "real trouble". Or that this poses "a real threat to conservative networks that spread the conspiracy theories".

This is what they will say: Shows like Tuckers are only innocently asking questions. Its not criminal to end with "if this is all true maybe you should be very concerned!" Or bring on some guest who lays out the CT and Tucker only nods with a worried furrowed brow.

I do wish that the designation of the term "News" could be regulated though. There should be strict regulations on lying to the public or stoking unproven conspiracies and still calling yourself a news network. A network that has the term "news" in it should have limits on how many of these aggresions they can make before their licence is pulled.

[Silent3]

35. But how much more damage with Fox et all do in the, oh, seven years it takes...

...for these lawsuits and all their appeals to play out?

I hate the way our legal system enables rich bastards and corrupt politicians to play out the clock.