Fox Business cancels a program by pro-Trump broadcaster Le Dobbs that promoted election fraud
The American "Fox Business" network has canceled a program of the broadcaster Lou Dobbs, an enthusiastic supporter of former US President Donald Trump, described by the British "Guardian" newspaper, as having a history of adopting disinformation that promoted unfounded conspiracy theories about vote rigging in the elections.
Friday evening saw the final broadcast of Le Dobbs Tonight, a Dubs night show, where he contributed mainly to the narrative that the elections were stolen and continued to embrace these views in his program even after admitting that they lacked real evidence.
"Eight weeks after the election we still do not have tangible, verifiable support for the crimes that everyone knows have been committed," he said on air in January.
Dobbs, 75, has hosted the show since 2011. Trump has deemed it a must-watch on television and has also reportedly hosted the broadcaster during major policy meetings.
Dobbs is still the highest-rated host on Fox Business Network, and he has remained on contract even though he isn't expected to appear again in a new show. His show slot, which airs twice a week, will now be filled with a show called Fox Business Tonight, which will feature Jackie DeAngeles and David Assmann as hosts.
The news of the cancellation came a day after Dobbs, 75, was named a defendant in a defamation lawsuit brought by Smartmatic, an election technology and voting machine maker, which accuses him and other Fox News broadcasters of promoting baseless allegations that the company was involved in a scheme to hand over the presidency to Joe. Biden.
Citing the reports, Smartmatic has filed a $ 2.7 billion lawsuit. The 285-page lawsuit, filed before the New York State Supreme Court, alleges that the network launched a "disinformation campaign" against the company, which used its voting machines only in Los Angeles County. Former Trump attorneys, Rudy Giuliani and Sydney Powell, who appeared as guests on the network, are also mentioned in the defamation lawsuit.
Fox said the move to end Dobbs' show was in preparation prior to the lawsuit.
