United States | Audience capture

The Dominion lawsuit showed the limits of Fox’s influence over its audience

But notwithstanding a big settlement, the impact was negligible on America’s most popular cable network

MANHATTAN, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - 2022/04/19: Participant seen wearing a Tucker Carlson On TV mask at the protest. As part of Earth Week, activists from Rise and Resist, Truth Tuesdays and Extinction Rebellion gathered in the public space in front of Fox Headquarters in Manhattan to protest the network's ongoing propagation of dangerous climate lies. (Photo by Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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Editor’s note: This piece was updated on April 19th to take in Fox’s settlement with Dominion.

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