7 Mar 2023

Fox News fights $2.6b lawsuit over US election fraud claims

From Morning Report, 6:16 am on 7 March 2023

Fox News is fighting a massive defamation lawsuit over false claims of election fraud it aired during the US 2020 presidential race.

In its defence, the right-wing network is betting on a decades-old Supreme Court ruling which makes it difficult to sue media organisations for libel.

Ironically, that same law is under attack by former president Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who are favourites among Fox News viewers.

Washington correspondent Caroline Malone spoke to Guyon Espiner.