February 16, 2023 đźź  Major

Court filings reveal Fox hosts privately mocked election fraud claims they promoted on air

Dominion Voting Systems' defamation lawsuit against Fox News unveiled devastating internal communications showing that Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity, and Laura Ingraham privately ridiculed Trump's election fraud claims while simultaneously amplifying them to millions of viewers. Carlson texted colleagues that Sidney Powell's theories were 'insane' and called her a 'lying' attorney, while Hannity admitted 'I did not believe it for one second.' The texts showed Fox executives and hosts knowingly chose ratings over truth, with Carlson writing 'Sidney Powell is lying' just days after hosting her on his show.

“Sidney Powell is lying by the way. I caught her. It's insane.” — Tucker Carlson text message revealed in Dominion lawsuit filing

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The Dominion filings exposed how Fox's business model depended on validating Trump's lies. The network ultimately settled for $787.5M in April 2023, the largest defamation settlement in US history.