Fox News producer alleges network "coerced" her into giving misleading testimony in Dominion suit
CBSNov 27, 2022
The Facts
Fox News has announced that a settlement has been reached with Venezuelan businessman Majed Khalil, ending a defamation case in which Khalil claimed he was falsely accused by host Lou Dobbs of helping rig the 2020 US presidential election against Donald Trump.
Khalil had called the accusation, which aired in December 2020, a "lie totally devoid of reality." Fox allegedly portrayed Khalil as one of four people who worked with two electronic voting companies — Dominion and Smartmatic — to ensure that Joe Biden won the election.
The Spin
Left narrative
The series of defamation suits against Fox raises the issue of how far the media can bend the truth before they are held accountable. Fox knew that many of its claims were untrue, yet it continued to push its on-air narratives to prevent viewers from leaving the network for the likes of Newsmax or One America. No matter the verdict of the cases, the limits of lying in the news have now been firmly established.
Right narrative
While right-wing outlets get all the attention, one need look no further than MSNBC to see how left-wing establishment media are protected from defamation cases like these, as the left-wing network is still airing segments accusing Trump of being a Russian operative. Years after the Russia hoax was debunked, these news outlets still allow accusations like these to reach millions of viewers with no fear of retribution. There are clear double standards at play.
