A Delaware judge has sanctioned Fox News after it potentially withheld evidence and made "misrepresentations" to the court in regard to the $1.6 billion defamation case brought by Dominion Voting Systems. Dominion accused Fox News of knowingly pushing false conspiracy theories about their role in the 2020 presidential election. The judge has ordered Fox News to pay for additional depositions that Dominion requires and is considering appointing a special master to investigate Fox's previous claims in the case. The special master was already involved in the case to oversee the discovery process, but a new investigation into potential sanctions against Fox News would be a significant development on the eve of the trial. Last week, Fox News produced recordings of conversations between Maria Bartiromo and Sidney Powell, Rudy Giuliani, and others in relation to the case. The recordings could be "obviously relevant" to the case as they go to questions of actual malice, said one of Dominion's attorneys.