A few days ago, we mentioned the major Dominion v Fox News defamation trial that was meant to kick off on Monday – with an emphasis on ‘meant to‘… It was delayed before the judge announced a settlement between the 2 parties yesterday – Fox News agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems a whopping $1.17 billion (US$787 million). Dominion sued over the broadcast of false claims about the voting machine company rigging the 2020 US presidential election, and as part of the settlement, Fox News acknowledged in a statement that “certain claims” it made about Dominion were false. By settling the case, Fox News avoids the further potential embarrassment of having its boss Rupert Murdoch and its TV stars placed in the witness box. The settlement was massive news in the US, leading every news bulletin except you know where… And it’s not the end for Fox News, with more cases relating to its election coverage coming up.