The settlement came before the first day of trial was about to begin with evidence that showed Fox lied about the 2020 presidential election, along with its news anchors and commentators.
Libel law generally sets a standard of “reckless disregard of the truth’ in dealing with media. Fox, called Faux News by legitimate journalists, who consider the tabloid-style news service reckless with the truth as a ruling part of how they cover news.
In s move that legal experts call “ludicrous” and “baffling,” the Attorney General asks a state court to let the Justice Department handle defense of the president charged in so many cases of sexual aggression.