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Defamation case against Fox News highlights role of its hosts in promoting 2020 election falsehoods
NEW YORK — Court papers in a voting technology company's US$2.7 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News point to Maria Bartiromo, Lou Dobbs and Jeanine Pirro as leaders in spreading false stories about election fraud in the weeks after Democrat Joe Biden's victory over U.S. President Donald Trump in 2020. Arguments for summary judgment by Smartmatic were filed in lightly redacted form this week at the New York Supreme Court. It's like a bad rerun for Fox: Similar revelations about its conduct following the 2020 election came in a lawsuit by another company falsely accused of doctoring votes, Dominion Voting Systems. Fox agreed to pay Dominion US$787 million in a 2023 settlement after the judge found it was 'CRYSTAL CLEAR' that none of the claims against the voting system company were true. In short: Fox let Trump aides spread conspiracy theories despite knowing they were false because it was what their viewers wanted to hear. Fox was trying to hold on to viewers who were angry at the network for saying Biden had won the election. Fox said it was covering a newsworthy story. It accuses the London-based company, which had only Los Angeles County as a client for the 2020 election, of exaggerating its claims of damages in the hope of receiving a financial windfall. Maria Bartiromo, Lou Dobbs and Jeanine Pirro From left: Maria Bartiromo in 2016, Lou Dobbs in 2017, Jeanine Pirro in 2015. (AP) Pirro now working in the second Trump administration The focus on Pirro is noteworthy because the former Fox personality now serves in Trump's second administration as U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C. Smartmatic, relying on emails and text messages revealed as part of the case, said Pirro was using her position as a Fox host in 2020 to help Trump and persuade him to pardon her ex-husband, Albert Pirro, who was convicted of conspiracy and tax evasion. Trump pardoned him before leaving office in 2021. In a text to then-Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel in September 2020, Pirro said, 'I'm the No. 1 watched show on news cable all weekend. I work so hard for the President and the party,' Smartmatic said in court papers. One of her own producers, Jerry Andrews, called Pirro a 'reckless maniac,' Smartmatic said. He texted after one of her shows in November that it was 'rife (with) conspiracy theories and bs and is yet another example of why this woman should never be on live television.' The court papers said Pirro also suggested 'evidence' of supposed fraud to Trump lawyer Sidney Powell that she could use on a television appearance — material that also was spread by Bartiromo. Bartiromo still works at Fox, and in 2020 had shows on both the news channel and Fox Business Network. The court papers uncovered messages showing her desire to help Trump: 'I am very worried. Please please please overturn this. Bring the evidence, I know you can,' she texted to Powell. Dobbs, whose business show was canceled by Fox in February 2021, texted to Powell four days after the election, saying 'I'm going to do what I can to help stop what is now a coup d'etat in (its) final days — perhaps moments," a reference to Biden's victory. Dobbs died in 2024. U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro speaks during a newss conference first about the indictment of an alleged Haitian gang leader and then about murders in Washington in 2024 and 2025, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, at the U.S. Attorney... U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro speaks during a newss conference first about the indictment of an alleged Haitian gang leader and then about murders in Washington in 2024 and 2025, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, at the U.S. Attorney's office in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) A central figure in Fox's 'pivot' Smartmatic portrayed Pirro as a central figure in Fox's 'pivot' to deemphasize Biden's victory because it angered Trump fans. Instead, the network found that ratings jumped whenever claims of election fraud were discussed, it said. As in the Dominion case, the discovery process helped Smartmatic find messages and statements that seem embarrassing in retrospect. For example, in early December, Fox's Jesse Watters texted colleague Greg Gutfeld that 'Think of how incredible our ratings would be if Fox went ALL in on STOP THE STEAL.' Fox, in a response to the newly-revealed court papers, pointed to an ongoing corruption case involving Smartmatic and its executives, including a claim by federal prosecutors that it used money from the sale of voting machines to set up a 'slush fund' for bribing foreign officials. 'The evidence shows that Smartmatic's business and reputation were badly suffering long before any claims by U.S. President Trump's lawyers on Fox News and that Smartmatic grossly inflated its damage claims to generate headlines and chill free speech,' Fox said. 'Now, in the aftermath of Smartmatic's executives getting indicted for bribery charges, we are eager and ready to continue defending our press freedoms.' Smartmatic has already settled similar defamation claims against Newsmax and One America News Network in relation to their post-2020 election coverage. ___ David Bauder writes about the intersection of media and entertainment for the AP. Follow him at and David Bauder, The Associated Press
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Drivers are engaging in dangerous behaviour in school zones: BCAA
A survey from BCAA finds drivers are engaging in dangerous behaviour in school zones, such as speeding, failing to stop at crosswalks, and distracted driving. The survey asked British Columbians to identify behaviours they saw often in school zones during the past school year. Ninety one percent reported seeing speeding over the limit in school zones, while 84 per cent said they witness distracted driving. ADVERTISEMENT Most of the respondents – 88 per cent believe these habits are putting children's lives at risk. Linda Lawlor, an associate manager with BCAA Community Impact, said drivers are not stopping at crosswalks. 'We just want to remind drivers to slow down and keep focused on the road,' she said. 'School is just around the corner, so it is a busy time for everyone.' Haakon Koyote, a volunteer with Vision Zero Vancouver, an organization that advocates for zero fatalities on the city's roads, said he wasn't surprised by the results. 'We know that the most important thing for safety on our roads is getting speeds down to 30 km/h,' he said. 'At 50 km/h, eight out of 10 people who are in a crash will die.' Koyote said the group wants to see 30 km/h at all school zones in the city, as well as speed cameras installed near schools to ticket drivers. 'I personally am starting to get frustrated with this,' he said. 'I think it's turning into the conversation around gun control in the United States, where we get thoughts and prayers from politicians, but we're not getting action – and we don't need to wait because we know what works.' Data from ICBC, found that three children are killed and 359 are injured in crashes while walking or cycling every year in the province. In school and playground zones, 51 children are injured in crashes every year. The survey was conducted by BCAA from June 13 to June 16, 2025, among a sample of 800 British Columbians who are members of the Angus Reid Forum.
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Woman charged with criminal negligence after two-month-old drowns in Manitoba
An RCMP epaulette is seen in Edmonton on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson LYNN LAKE — A woman has been charged with criminal negligence causing death in the drowning of a two-month-old baby last year in northern Manitoba. RCMP say officers responded to a report of an unresponsive infant last September in Lynn Lake, northwest of Thompson. ADVERTISEMENT They say when officers arrived at the hospital, the baby was not breathing and was pronounced dead. Following an investigation, a 38-year-old woman was charged this week. She is due to appear in court on Nov. 25. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 21, 2025 The Canadian Press
