“As an initial matter, there is no blanket immunity for statements that are ‘political’ in nature,” Nichols wrote in his ruling. District Judge Carl Nichols allowed the defamation lawsuits to proceed, denying requests from Powell and Giuliani to dismiss the cases amid arguments that their statements were protected opinions. Kay Stimson, a spokeswoman for Dominion, also told USA TODAY via email the claim is false and that "both lawsuits are ongoing."
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The cases against Giuliani and Powell are still active as of Nov. There is no evidence widespread election fraud took place in the 2020 election, which election security officials described as “the most secure in American history.” Claims that Dominion’s voting machines “flipped votes” to President Joe Biden were proven baseless. 8 over unfounded claims that the company rigged the 2020 election. 25, saying in a press release at the time that he "actively propagated disinformation to purposefully mislead voters." It filed a lawsuit against Powell on Jan. Lawsuits are ongoing, legal records showĭominion filed its lawsuit against Giuliani on Jan. The user who shared the Facebook post did not return a request for comment. Special access for subscribers! Click here to sign up for our fact-check text chat Indeed, there's no truth to this. USA TODAY debunked a claim in June that Dominion's lawsuits against Giuliani and Powell were resolved, and while there have been developments since then, the cases remain open.
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Similar versions of the claim recently made their way to Twitter, where some users questioned the authenticity of the tweet. “Source? I can't find anything on the net, so I doubt this is true,” one user replied. 19 tweet that was shared to Facebook, which generated more than 200 reactions in a few days. “Hold on….Dominion lost their lawsuit to Rudy Gulliani (sic) and Sidney Powell Today!!” reads a screenshot of a Nov. Special access for subscribers only: Have something to fact check? S ign up for our fact-check text SMS and talk to us 19ĭominion Voting Systems filed billion-dollar defamation lawsuits in January against attorney Sidney Powell and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani – allies of former President Donald Trump – who spread baseless claims that the company rigged the 2020 presidential election.Ĭonspiracy theories and false claims targeting Dominion, a private company supplying voting systems in 28 states, were repeatedly promoted on social media and on One America News Network and Newsmax, conservative television networks who are also accused of spreading misinformation in lawsuits filed by the company.įollowing reports that Dominion would be taking action against Fox Corporation executives, posts surfaced claiming the company lost a separate legal battle on Nov. Watch Video: Dominion sues Fox for $1.6B over election claims The claim: Dominion lost its lawsuits against Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell on Nov.