During the 2020 US election there was a significant media controversies, one illustrating the impact of misinformation and the role of third-party regulation. The Dominion Voting Systems v. Fox case is an example to this case, where Dominion sued Fox News for defamation. Dominion accused Fox of knowingly spreading false information about their integrity and voting systems. Attorneys aligned with Donald Trump, which is Sidney Powell, claimed that on-air that the election was stolen due to Dominion's machines. Seeking damages, Dominion sued Fox News for $1.6 billion, as states hesitated to use their machines for the voting.
Evidence that were emerged during the incestigation as part of the trial that the Fox executives and the news anchors privately acknowleged the untrue (hoax) stories spread by Sidney Powell and Rudy Giuliani. Still, a few days later, they stated that the election was rigged to the public, which contrast their internal beliefs and evidence. Fox and Dominion have reached an out-of-court settlement totaling $786 million through May 2023. Fox chose this solution out of fear that negative publicity would become worst and the court case would further damage the company's reputation, resulting in additional losses.
Unlike platforms such as social media, Fox News is held by accountable for what they said. Unlike the Internet companies, Fox News is not covered by Section 230 of the U.S. law. the issues of free speech from fox, defamation and the spread of misinformation . This is true when media companies like Fox allow the spread of misinformation that contracts to their own beliefs.
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