Fox Files Motion to Dismiss Smartmatic's $2.7 Billion Defamation Suit [telecom]

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In a court filing, Rupert Murdoch's media company says it had the right to broadcast the debunked claims of election fraud promoted by President Donald Trump's legal team on Fox News and Fox Business.

By Michael M. Grynbaum and Jonah E. Bromwich

Rupert Murdoch's Fox Corporation on Monday filed a motion to dismiss the $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit brought against it last week by the election technology company Smartmatic, which has accused Mr. Murdoch's cable networks and three Fox anchors of spreading falsehoods that the company tried to rig the presidential race against Donald J. Trump.