Fox News has apologized to the judge overseeing Dominion's defamation lawsuit and said it was committed to fully communicating with the court. The apology came after Judge Eric Davis sanctioned Fox News over delayed evidence disclosure and misrepresentations made to the court regarding Rupert Murdoch's role at the network. Dominion's lawyers accused Fox of hiding the fact that Murdoch was an officer at Fox News, which was only revealed days before trial, preventing Dominion from obtaining more evidence regarding him. Fox attributed the issue to a "misunderstanding" and denied any intent to mislead the court. Judge Davis has said he is likely to appoint a special master to investigate whether Fox's representations to the court were "untrue or negligent." The defamation case has arisen from on-air statements made by Fox asserting that Dominion's voting machines led to Donald Trump's defeat in the 2020 election. The trial's remaining task is to determine whether Fox made these false statements with actual malice.