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- Fox News settled Dominion's defamation lawsuit over election conspiracy theories for $787.5 million.
- The litigation has already spilled Fox's secrets into the open.
- Fox still faces a major legal threat from Smartmatic, another election technology company.
WILMINGTON, Delaware — Fox News settled Dominion Voting Systems's blockbuster defamation lawsuit just as it was about to go to trial, agreeing to pay it $787.5 million.
"The parties have resolved this case," Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric M. Davis said in court Tuesday afternoon.
It is the largest publicly disclosed settlement for a defamation lawsuit in history.