Fox News paid a 787,500,000 dollar settlement to Dominion.
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Bulwark TakesSep 5, 2026
Multiple tier1 and tier2 sources (AP, Reuters, BBC, NPR, NBC, CNN) report that Fox News and Fox Corp agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems $787.5 million to settle the defamation lawsuit in April 2023, averting a trial.
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… Sean Hannity and Laura, like, they're all talking to Trump behind the scenes. They're all taking orders from Trump about what to say and what not to say. And I guess the difference in this case was that Fox had to pay 787,500,000 dollars in fines. Ah, but I said, it's not like a journalistic, you know, like, "Oh, we can't, we cannot accept a staffer at Fox sharing private text messages about our, about our coverage plans with the White House. …
Bulwark Takes · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Reuters and AP report that Fox News and Fox Corp settled Dominion's defamation lawsuit for $787.5 million on April 18, 2023, averting a trial.[1][2]
Supports. BBC and NPR confirm the $787.5 million settlement paid to Dominion over false election claims, roughly half of the $1.6 billion Dominion had sought.[3][4]
Supports. NBC and CNN independently report the $787.5 million settlement agreement, which the parties announced in court.[5][6]
Context. The post described the payment as 'fines,' which is an inaccurate label for a private defamation settlement; the figure and payer match the sources, so the core assertion holds.
Sources
6 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 tier 1, 3 tier 2
- 1Fox, Dominion reach $787M settlement over election claimsapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Fox settles Dominion lawsuit for $787.5 million over US ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Fox News settles Dominion defamation case for $787.5mbbc.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
- 4Fox News settles blockbuster defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systemsnpr.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 5Fox News and Dominion reach $787.5 million settlement in ...nbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 6Settlement reached in Dominion defamation lawsuit against Fox News | CNN Businesscnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
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