Source: SFGate
“California Gov. Gavin Newsom is suing Fox News, seeking $787 million in damages for allegedly falsely accusing him of lying about a key phone call with President Donald Trump before the deployment of the National Guard. The complaint, filed in Delaware Superior Court on Friday and obtained by SFGATE, alleges Fox News knowingly fabricated statements and doctored footage to falsely brand Newsom a liar. The governor is seeking $787 million in punitive damages, a nearly identical figure to what Fox paid Dominion Voting Systems in its 2023 settlement, as well as a court order barring Fox from continuing to post or broadcast the contested segments. ‘Freedom of speech does not grant the right to knowingly fabricate false and intentionally poison our democratic processes,’ the complaint reads.” (06/27/25)
https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/newsom-fox-defamation-suit-trump-call-20397220.php