'From the top down, Fox knew 'the dominion stuff' was 'total BS,'' Dominion said in a filing made public as part of the election technology company's $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit.
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"From the top down, Fox knew 'the dominion stuff' was 'total bs,'" Dominion wrote, citing a sealed exhibit. “Yet despite knowing the truth - or at minimum, recklessly disregarding that truth - Fox spread and endorsed these 'outlandish voter fraud claims' about Dominion even as it internally recognized the lies as 'crazy,' 'absurd,' and 'shockingly reckless.
Dominion must prove that the network either knew the statements it aired were false or recklessly disregarded their accuracy. Other top Fox executives including Scott repeatedly raised the alarm over false election fraud claims but failed to act because they feared losing viewers to far-right competitor Newsmax, Dominion said.
Fox filed a counterclaim in Delaware Superior Court on Thursday, alleging that Dominion has no evidence to support its “staggering” damages claim. Fox claimed Dominion’s private equity owners are using the suit to seek windfall profits on an asset they purchased at an $80 million value in 2018.
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