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Septua

(2,256 posts)
Tue Apr 18, 2023, 09:06 PM Apr 2023

Fox flinched and settled...all they lost was money.

Here's the only statement from Fox I've seen:

"We acknowledge the Court's rulings finding certain claims about Dominion to be false," the network said in a statement. "This settlement reflects FOX's continued commitment to the highest journalistic standards. We are hopeful that our decision to resolve this dispute with Dominion amicably, instead of the acrimony of a divisive trial, allows the country to move forward from these issues."


They acknowledge certain claims, made day after day after day for many hours each day, over a period of years to be false? That's it? And that's supposed to reflect a commitment to the highest journalist standards? And undo the damage resulting from their lies?

Bullshit... Unadulterated bullshit.

Like Chris Hayes said, they settled in order to keep the primetime trio and Rupert off the witness seat, under oath telling their viewers they knew the 2020 election was fair and Biden won but they needed to keep their ratings up, journalistic standards be damned.

Tucker, Hannity and Ingraham will continue to spread their toxic propaganda same as always, as editorial opinions rather than provable facts. That's all they know how to do.

Wait and see if I ain't right.

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Fox flinched and settled...all they lost was money. (Original Post) Septua Apr 2023 OP
Absolutely, even if they lose to Smartmatic they ain't going nowhere, their hosts will NEVER Eliot Rosewater Apr 2023 #1
Smartmatic is up at bat. Let's see what they do. Phoenix61 Apr 2023 #2
You are 100% correct. BS will continue chicoescuela Apr 2023 #3
Dominion apparently is still suing Rudy and others. emulatorloo Apr 2023 #4
The message is clear. lees1975 Apr 2023 #5
No disrespect intended, but it'll never happen. Septua Apr 2023 #6
Dispute Fullduplexxx Apr 2023 #7
They lost footing NotVeryImportant Apr 2023 #8
This is why Fox was never going to publicly admit fault as part of a Dominion settlement LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2023 #9

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)
1. Absolutely, even if they lose to Smartmatic they ain't going nowhere, their hosts will NEVER
Tue Apr 18, 2023, 09:09 PM
Apr 2023

be held accountable even after they tell their idiots to start killing us.

Phoenix61

(17,009 posts)
2. Smartmatic is up at bat. Let's see what they do.
Tue Apr 18, 2023, 09:14 PM
Apr 2023

They’ll go into it knowing Murdoch was an acting member on the board of Fox News.

lees1975

(3,870 posts)
5. The message is clear.
Tue Apr 18, 2023, 09:44 PM
Apr 2023

Fox is admitting, by taking the easy way out, that they lied about Dominion, the election, and they've undermined any possible trust that existed. They want this out of the headlines, to fix their tanking ratings and they figure, over time, they can earn the money back.

I hope the fallout from this shuts them down, off and out.

Septua

(2,256 posts)
6. No disrespect intended, but it'll never happen.
Tue Apr 18, 2023, 09:56 PM
Apr 2023

I just saw a clip with Stefanik on Fox talking about the epicenter of crime...New York city; it's the 5th safest city in the country. Whether or not she was challenged with the statistic, I don't know. But if the hosts didn't, they aren't guilty of spreading the lie, just letting it on the airwaves.

Fox can't exist without somehow telling their viewers, the radical right is their only savior.

 

NotVeryImportant

(578 posts)
8. They lost footing
Tue Apr 18, 2023, 10:49 PM
Apr 2023

The floodgate are open.

More people and/or businesses will sue them for lying.

Let's see how long they can keep this up and keep operating as usual.

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