福克斯新闻(Fox News)被Smartmatic公司起诉, Fox News is sued by Smartmatic for $2.7B over false 2020 election rigging claims, despite internal doubts.

福克斯新闻(Fox News)面对一家伦敦投票技术公司Smartmatic(Smartmatic)的重大诽谤诉讼, 指控该公司在2020年操纵Joe Biden的总统选举, Fox News faces a major defamation lawsuit from Smartmatic, a London-based voting technology firm, over false claims aired in 2020 that the company rigged the presidential election for Joe Biden. 据称福克斯扩大了毫无根据的阴谋论,尽管内部怀疑,包括来自像杰西沃特斯这样的主持人,据报道,他们考虑推广"停止偷窃"以获得收视率. The $2.7 billion lawsuit alleges Fox amplified baseless conspiracy theories despite internal skepticism, including from hosts like Jesse Watters, who reportedly considered promoting “Stop the Steal” for ratings. 紧接着福克斯(Fox)的7.875亿美元与管理投票系统达成和解。 The case follows Fox’s $787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems. Smartmatic说自己的名声和生意受到了损害, Fox则对损害提出异议, Smartmatic says its reputation and business were harmed, while Fox disputes the damages and highlights a separate criminal investigation in the Philippines—denied by Smartmatic as politically motivated. 一名纽约法官拒绝了Fox提出的推迟审判的请求,允许案件进入审判阶段。 A New York judge rejected Fox’s bid to delay the trial, allowing the case to proceed to trial.