The issues being dealt with in the Fox vs Dominion court case are global; does the press have the right to lie? Apart from this, Fox News’ defence tactics, as was the case under Leveson Inquiry are questionable. I made a blog, here are some links. …
- Dominion vs Fox News trial; What-you need to know by NBC News, “The voting machine company was the subject of baseless conspiracies as Donald Trump and his allies relentlessly pushed the lie that the 2020 election was stolen from him.”
- https://www.npr.org/2023/03/06/1161221798/if-fox-news-loses-defamation-dominion-media
- https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/apr/12/fox-new-dominion-case-special-master-untrue-information
- https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2023-04-12/fox-news-voter-fraud-discovery-misconduct-dominion-giuliani-tape
- https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/dec/11/rupert-murdoch-fox-dominion-lawsuit-deposition
- https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/16/media/fox-dominion-trial-delay-hnk-intl/index.html
- Fox Corp, not News made $2.6bn last year.
The US first amendment,
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
The EU’s 11th Article
Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers.