Contrary to what many people had hoped and wished for, Dominion Voting Systems' settlement in its defamation lawsuit against Fox "News" for nearly 800 million dollars — the largest defamation settlement in United States history — is not some great victory for American democracy. In many ways, the outcome is a reminder of how corporate power and greed are antithetical to and actively undermine real democracy.
Fox has not been cowed or humbled by the Dominion lawsuit and settlement. It most certainly will not stop serving as the de facto propaganda outlet of the Republican Party. Moreover, Fox is not even required, and most certainly will not, publicly apologize for defaming Dominion with intentional lies and other misrepresentations that the latter's voting machines were compromised and fraudulent. Fox made those false claims as part of Donald Trump's Big Lie strategy during the 2020 election and in the lead-up to the Jan. 6 riot.
