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Feb 2021
25m 50s

The $2.7 Billion Case Against Fox News

The New York Times
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“The Earth is round. Two plus two equals four. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris won the 2020 election for president and vice president of the United States.” So begins the 280-page complaint filed by Smartmatic, an election software company, against the Fox Corporation. Smartmatic accuses the network of doing irreparable damage to the company’s business by allowi ... Show More
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