Fox paid $787.5m for its 2020 lies. But will that restore confidence in elections?

Fox was never forced to admit to its deceptions, and the far-right echo chamber is still obsessed with voting conspiracy theories

Election officials across the US have faced an unprecedented amount of threats and harassment since the 2020 election. Now they say that Dominion Voting Systems' decision to settle its landmark defamation lawsuit with Fox for $787.5m last week may not do enough to stop conspiracy theories about the company's machines leading into the 2024 election.

While election officials in states and localities that use Dominion machines agree the settlement is a win for the integrity of elections, they lamented that election misinformation will continue, especially given that Fox News personalities and executives didn't have to testify about whether they knowingly spread false claims about the voting machines, or offer a public apology.