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The Fox-Trump Curse & The Murdoch Kiss of Death

Deciphering the post-settlement legal murmurs surrounding Fox’s new vulnerabilities, audience leakage, and a potential blood sacrifice.

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Dylan Byers
&
Tina Nguyen
April 19, 2023

In the aftermath of Fox News’s eleventh-hour, record-breaking $787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems—successfully averting what would have been an absolutely grueling six-week trial—the inside conversation among legal and media experts has turned to the fallout, and what comes next. Herewith, Eriq Gardner, Tina Nguyen, and Dylan Byers exchange notes on everything from the financial implications to the behind-the-scenes calculations, who’s getting shit-canned, whether Fox will moderate its editorial formula, and more.