Fox News Privately Denounced Trump's Voter Fraud Claims: Court Document

Fox News stars and executives, including President Jay Wallace, have privately denounced the false narrative that the 2020 election was stolen, according to recently released court documents. Texas-based Dominion Voting Systems is suing Fox News for defamation, alleging the news network pushed "a disinformation campaign" that it had manipulated the election results.

The Thursday court filing included 200-page testimony from figures in the Fox corporate hierarchy, including owner Rupert Murdoch, as well as Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity, and Laura Ingraham. Among the revelations was an exchange between Carlson and Ingraham over how Trump attorney Sidney Powell, was peddling untruths. The two labeled her a "nut" and no one wanted to work with her. Murdoch even referred to Dobbs in a comment as "reckless".

Other declassified messages showed Fox executives contemplating a joint TV denouncement of Trump's claims, with Murdoch arguing that it "would

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