Fox and Dominion settle for $787.5m in defamation lawsuit over election lies

Agreement reached after the jury was sworn in on Tuesday morning after lengthy delay to start of opening statements

Fox and the voting equipment company Dominion reached a $787.5m settlement in a closely watched defamation lawsuit, ending a dispute over whether the network and its parent company knowingly broadcast false and outlandish allegations that Dominion was involved in a plot to steal the 2020 election. The settlement comes after the jury was sworn in on Tuesday morning and after a lengthy, unexpected delay to the start of opening statements.

“The parties have resolved their case,” Judge Eric Davis told jurors on Tuesday afternoon before excusing them from the courtroom.