After years of fake news. Fox group announces has cancel Lou Dobbs Tonight from his Fox Business Channel. The reason is a defamation lawsuit filed by the voting machine maker Smartmatic.

The $2.7bn (£2bn) lawsuit claims Dobbs was part of a “disinformation campaign” against the company.

Fox, which denies the allegations, said the Dobbs decision was not linked.

The lawsuit filed by Smartmatic includes other Fox anchors like Maria Bartiromo and Jeanine Pirro.

The company accused the group of intentionally repeating the false claim that it was “responsible for stealing” the election by “switching and altering votes to rig” the election for Joe Biden.

Smartmatic claims Dobbs was “one of the primary proponents and speakers for the disinformation campaign”.

Fox said on Thursday the network was “proud of our 2020 election coverage and will vigorously defend this meritless lawsuit in court”.

Legal experts say the lawsuit has put enormous pressure on Fox.

Conclusion: More problems for Rupert Murdoch.