# Fox settles Dominion's defamation case after broadcasts including Carlson's program

Date: 2023

On 18 April 2023, Fox News agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems $787.5 million to settle a defamation lawsuit over false claims that Dominion technology helped rig the 2020 presidential election. [Carlson](/people/tucker-carlson)'s program was among the broadcasts cited in the broader dispute, while disclosed internal communications became part of the public record concerning what Fox personnel said privately and what was broadcast publicly. Carlson was removed from Fox's air days after the settlement.

## Sources

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominion_Voting_Systems_v._Fox_News_Network

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

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