Backstabber Watch

Fox News has officially dissolved its investigative unit, Rolling Stone reports.This comes after the right-wing network recently agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems $787.5 million in its billion dollar defamation lawsuit; after the network fired its "star" host, Tucker Carlson...

Nina Jankowicz, a former White House official tasked with running a newly created unit combating disinformation, is suing Fox News for defamation, alleging that the network's false reporting about her job destroyed her reputation and forced her out...

Fox News is making absolutely no apologies for knowingly promoting false claims about Dominion Voting Systems, even after it settled with the company for a massive $780 million last month. However, an analysis written by NPR's David Folkenflik notes that the company is still facing lawsuits...

NEW YORK — The Fox News Channel has no plans to change its “successful” approach to programming despite a record defamation settlement and the unceremonious departure of its most prominent star. 

After firing its top-rated host Tucker Carlson — a decision that reportedly came from Rupert Murdoch himself — Fox News watched its ratings plummet in late April. Now, the right-wing cable news channel is receiving some more bad news: major quarterly losses by its parent company Fox Corporation...

Among the challenges still facing Fox News after its jaw-dropping settlement of a defamation case is a lawsuit planned by a high-profile disinformation expert, who is crowdfunding her way to court after a firestorm of harassment and abuse.

The trial for Dominion Voting Systems' $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News was avoided on Tuesday, April 18 when plaintiff Dominion and defendant Fox reached a settlement. 

Fox News averted a potentially humiliating defamation trial after a last-minute settlement Tuesday, but it took a reputational beating that observers said was unlikely to spur the influential broadcaster to tame its "disinformation engine."

After announcing a settlement between Dominion Voting Systems and Fox Corp., analysts on MSNBC argued over whether the outcome would be such that it would serve as a deterrent to the conservative network.

Fox News has settled its case with Dominion voting systems, according to multiple reports. Fox News must pay Dominion $787.5 million, per the settlement agreement. CBS congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane tweets that the judge has confirmed that "parties have resolved their case."

First Amendment lawyer Lee Levine told CBS that Fox News host Maria Bartiromo is in trouble because she can't use an "insanity defense" after Fox News was sued for defamation.

When Bill O’Reilly was hosting "The O'Reilly Factor" on Fox News, he often referred to his program as "The No-Spin Zone" — which his critics found ironic, arguing that O'Reilly was feeding his audience nothing but spin. 

A judge on Wednesday said that he would appoint a special master tasked with determining whether Fox News withheld crucial evidence in the defamation lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting Systems.

There was ultimately a settlement between Dominion Voting Systems and Fox Corp. for their role in defaming the company, but it came after weeks of brutal court documents revealing some of the most scandalous and vengeful texts and emails from the dark corners of the network. 

Smartmatic, the voting technology company that filed a $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News on allegations it spread falsehoods about its actions during the 2020 election, has subpoenaed Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign, CNN’s Oliver Darcy reports.

There appears to be a lawsuit brewing between conservative host Tucker Carlson and his former employer, Fox News.After Fox News parted ways with Carlson and many of Carlson's texts and videos went public, Carlson announced that he would be starting a new show on Twitter. 

Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO) compared President Joe Biden's family to The Sopranos, a television series about a fictional crime family.

Fox News has agreed to a $787 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems to avoid having to put their top executives and cable personalities on the stand about the network's election conspiracy theories — and this week, they unceremoniously fired primetime host Tucker Carlson...

The whole world by now is probably sick of hearing about the Dominion Voting Systems libel lawsuit against Fox News and Tuesday’s $787.5 million settlement.

An attorney for Dominion Voting Systems revealed the strategy his team planned to use against Fox News if their defamation case had gone to trial.Stephen Shackelford, the tech company's lead co-counsel, told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that he felt confident they would have proved their defamation case...

Fox News managed to broker a $787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems, mere minutes before opening statements were scheduled to begin in a landmark trial over the right-wing network's promotion of conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election. 

On Tuesday, Dominion Voting Systems agreed to a settlement with Fox News in their $1.6 billion lawsuit over election conspiracies in the wake of the 2020 presidential race. 

In its fight against the $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems, Fox News has shifted its strategy to blaming former President Donald Trump, Newsweek reported. 

At least one former Fox News host is hoping that Dominion Voting Systems does not settle its $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against the network.