What Next - Fox News Goes to Court
Can Dominion prove “actual malice”?
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Show Notes
The defamation trial between Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News is slated to start this week. Though Dominion uncovered a trove of texts and emails from people at Fox News who knew calling the 2020 election stolen was a lie, proving “defamation” is a high bar in the United States. Can Dominion win the case? And even if Fox News can win the legal case, is their reputation shot?
Guest: Erik Wemple, Washington Post media critic
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