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“Fox News has been implicated in spreading several significant falsehoods, particularly surrounding the 2020 U.S. presidential election:

## Election Fraud Claims

Fox News hosts and guests repeatedly promoted baseless claims of widespread voter fraud after the 2020 election, despite internal acknowledgment that these allegations were false[1][3]. Specific examples include:

- Maria Bartiromo's show promoting unfounded claims about Dominion Voting Systems[1]
- Sean Hannity stating on air that it was "impossible to ever know the true, fair, accurate election results"[3]
- Tucker Carlson hosting MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell to discuss election conspiracy theories[3]

## Internal Contradictions

Evidence from the Dominion lawsuit revealed that Fox executives and hosts privately expressed doubts about Trump's fraud claims while continuing to air them:

- Rupert Murdoch admitted under oath that some Fox hosts had "endorsed" lies about election fraud[3]
- Tucker Carlson privately called Trump's lawyers' claims "insane" while still promoting them on air[2]

## Aftermath

Fox News ultimately paid $787 million to settle Dominion's defamation lawsuit over the network's promotion of election lies[4]. Despite this, internal changes at the network appear to have been minimal, with some truth-tellers even being dismissed[4].

This pattern of behavior significantly eroded public trust and distorted the narrative surrounding the 2020 election, with consequences likely to persist for years[1].

Sources
[1] How the 'Big Lie' Was Born Inside Fox News - POLITICO https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/11/15/big-lie-fox-news-brian-stelter-book-00127133
[2] The Lies Are the Story in Today's Politics | TIME https://time.com/6334985/trump-fox-news-lies-brian-stelter-essay/
[3] Rupert Murdoch says Fox stars 'endorsed' lies about 2020 ... - NPR
[4] Brian Stelter discusses 'Network of Lies' and how Fox maintains its ... https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/b...twork-of-lies-and-how-fox-maintains-its-brand
[5] Trump camp hits back after CNN host cuts feed, slams debate ... https://www.foxnews.com/politics/tr...ams-debate-moderators-history-anti-trump-lies