9 Mar 2023

Court files reveal Fox executives rejecting election lies

From Morning Report, 6:18 am on 9 March 2023

Fox News continues to be exposed like never before.

A trove of documents released in the defamation lawsuit against the right-wing channel has offered a glimpse at the internal deliberations over coverage of the 2020 US election.

They show some top executives and hosts feeling uncomfortable with broadcasting lies about electoral fraud by former president Donald Trump.

The US cable TV network is being sued for $2.6 billion.

US correspondent Caroline Malone spoke to Corin Dann.