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CNN — For all the interest in big-name witnesses and eye-opening private text messages, at the core of the defamation l…

According to the lawsuit, all 20 statements took place between November 8, 2020, and January 26, 2021, and came in the …

The wild allegations in the statements fell into four broad categories: that Dominion conducted election fraud, that it…

The judge overseeing the defamation trial has already ruled that these allegations were false, saying it is “CRYSTAL cl…

” At trial, it will be a jury’s job to determine if the statements were made with “actual malice” – a high bar based on…

Dominion has asked for $1.

6 billion in damages and additional punitive damages, a number Fox says is wildly overblown.

Fox has denied wrongdoing and said the case is a meritless assault on press freedoms.

Lawyers for Fox have argued that Dominion hasn’t come close to clearing the high bar to prove defamation.

Here’s a closer look at those 20 specific broadcasts and tweets of alleged defamation.

Broadcast 1: Bartiromo interviews Powell Maria Bartiromo is involved in three broadcasts that Dominion says were defama…

Roy Rochlin/ The broadcast: “Sunday Morning Futures” on November 8, 2020.

What they alleged: Election fraud and algorithm flips.

Key false quote: “Sidney, we talked about the Dominion software.

I know that there were voting irregularities.

Tell me about that,” Bartiromo said.

“That’s to put it mildly.

The computer glitches could not and should not have happened at all,” Powell said.

“That is where the fraud took place where they were flipping votes in the computer system or adding votes that did not …

” Broadcast 2: Dobbs interviews Giuliani The broadcast: “Lou Dobbs Tonight” on November 12, 2020.

What they alleged: Election fraud and Venezuela ties.

Key false quote: “So, we’re using a foreign company that is owned by Venezuelans who are close to – were close to (Hugo…

They were founded as a company to fix elections, they have a terrible record, and they are extremely hackable,” Giulian…

Broadcast 3: Dobbs interviews Powell The broadcast: “Lou Dobbs Tonight” on November 13, 2020.

What they alleged: Election fraud, algorithm flips, Venezuela ties, kickbacks.

Key false quote: “Let’s start with Dominion, a straight out disavowal of any claim of fraud against the company, its so…

Your reaction,” Dobbs asked.

“Well, I can hardly wait to put forth all the evidence we have collected on Dominion, starting with the fact it was cre…

“We also need to look at and we’re beginning to collect evidence on the financial interests of some of the governors an…

“Well, that’s straightforward,” Dobbs said.

“You’re going to have to be quick to go through and to produce that investigation and the results of it.

” Broadcast 4: from Dobbs Lou Dobbs was involved in 12 allegedly defamatory statements, Dominion said in its lawsuit.

Steven Ferdman/ The broadcast: Quote- by Dobbs of Giuliani on November 14, 2020.

What they alleged: Election fraud, algorithm flips, Venezuela ties.

Key false quote: “Did you know a foreign company, DOMINION, was counting our vote in Michigan, Arizona and Georgia and …

“Read all about Dominion and Smartmatic voting companies and you’ll soon understand how pervasive this Democrat elector…

#MAGA @realDonaldTrump #AmericaFirst #Dobbs,” Dobbs wrote.

Broadcast 5: Jeanine Pirro interviews Powell The broadcast: “Justice with Judge Jeanine” on November 14, 2020.

What they alleged: Election fraud, algorithm flips, Venezuela ties.

Key false quote: “It was created for the express purpose of being able to alter votes and secure the reelection of Hugo…

They’ve used it in Argentina,” Powell said.

“There is an American citizen who has exported it to other countries and it is one huge, huge criminal conspiracy that …

And hopefully the Department of Justice, but who knows anymore,” Pirro said.

Broadcast 6: Bartiromo previews interview with Powell and Giuliani The broadcast: “Fox & Friends Sunday” on November 15…

What they alleged: Election fraud, algorithm flips, Venezuela ties, kickbacks.

Key false quote: “Sidney Powell is also talking about potential kickbacks that government officials, who were asked to …

“We’re going to talk about that coming up as well.

” Broadcast 7: Bartiromo interviews Giuliani and Powell The broadcast: “Sunday Morning Futures” on November 15, 2020.

What they alleged: Election fraud, algorithm flips, Venezuela ties, kickbacks.

Key false quote: “We have sworn witness testimony of why the software was designed.

It was designed to rig elections … We have so much evidence, I feel it’s coming in through a fire hose,” Powell said.

“Wow,” Bartiromo said.

Broadcast 8: Dobbs interviews Powell The broadcast: “Lou Dobbs Tonight” on November 16, 2020.

What they alleged: Election fraud, algorithm flips, Venezuela ties.

Key false quote: “I’ve just gotten some stunning evidence from a firsthand witness, a high-ranking military officer, wh…

Powell continued, “From the affidavit, (Smartmatic was) ‘designed in a way that the system could change the vote of eac…

’” Powell also incorrectly claimed that Smartmatic owns Dominion.

Broadcast 9: Dobbs interviews Giuliani Statements from Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City Mayor and attorney to Pr…

Roy Rochlin/ The broadcast: “Lou Dobbs Tonight” on November 18, 2020.

What they alleged: Election fraud, algorithm flips, Venezuela ties.

Key false quote: “But I mean just the mere fact that we have a foreign country, we had this in a foreign country, done …

“It’s outrageous,” Dobbs said.

Broadcast 10: Dobbs interviews Powell Fox Business host Lou Dobbs conducts a phone interview with pro-Trump lawyer Sidn…

" Fox News/court filings The broadcast: “Lou Dobbs Tonight” on November 19, 2020.

What they alleged: Election fraud, algorithm flips, Venezuela ties.

Key false quote: “Let me put it this way, there are thousands of people in federal prisons on far less evidence of crim…

Broadcast 11: Pirro monologue Jeanine Pirro speaks during 2022 FOX Nation Patriot Awards on November 17, 2022.

Jason Koerner/ The broadcast: “Justice with Judge Jeanine” on November 21, 2020.

What they alleged: Election fraud, algorithm flips, Venezuela ties.

Key false quote: “The President’s lawyers alleging a company called Dominion, which they say started in Venezuela with …

Broadcast 12: Dobbs interviews Powell The broadcast: “Lou Dobbs Tonight” on November 24, 2020.

What they alleged: Election fraud, algorithm flips, Venezuela ties.

Key false quote: “We are just continuing to be inundated by evidence of all the frauds here and every manner and means …

“I think many Americans have given no thought to electoral fraud that would be perpetrated through electronic voting; t…

Broadcast 13: Dobbs interview with Powell The broadcast: “Lou Dobbs Tonight” on November 30, 2020.

What they alleged: Election fraud, algorithm flips, kickbacks.

Key false quote: “Different states shaved different amounts of votes, or the system was set up to shave and flip differ…

“Some people were targeted as individual candidates.

It’s really the most massive and historical egregious fraud the world has ever seen.

” Broadcast 14: Sean Hannity interviews Powell The broadcast: “Hannity” on November 30, 2020.

What they alleged: Election fraud and algorithm flips.

Key false quote: “The machine ran an algorithm that shaved votes from Trump and awarded them to Biden,” Powell said.

“They used the machines to trash large batches of votes that should have been awarded to President Trump.

And they used a machine to inject and add massive quantities of votes for Mr.

” Broadcast 15: Dobbs interviews Phil Waldron The broadcast: “Lou Dobbs Tonight” on December 4, 2020.

What they alleged: Election fraud and algorithm flips.

Key false quote: “Dominion Voting Systems, you have described it with algorithms which were designed to be inaccurate r…

“Give us your sense of who is driving all of this,” Dobbs asked Phil Waldron, a Trump supporter who worked with Powell …

Broadcast 16: from Dobbs The broadcast: Dobbs with embedded document on December 10, 2020.

What they alleged: Election fraud and algorithm flips.

Key false quote: “The 2020 Election is a cyber Pearl Harbor,” Dobbs wrote, embedding a document.

“We have technical presentations that prove there is an embedded controller in every Dominion machine, that allows an e…

Broadcast 17: Dobbs interviews Powell The broadcast: “Lou Dobbs Tonight” on December 10, 2020.

What they alleged: Election fraud, algorithm flips, Venezuela ties.

Key false quote: “Let me make you an offer, very straightforwardly,” Dobbs said.

“We will gladly put forward your evidence that supports your claim that this was a Cyber Pearl Harbor.

We have tremendous evidence already … of fraud in this election, but I will be glad to put forward on this broadcast wh…

” Broadcast 18: from Dobbs The broadcast: Dobbs with embedded video of Powell interview on December 10, 2020.

What they alleged: Election fraud.

Key false quote: “Cyber Pearl Harbor: @SidneyPowell1 reveals groundbreaking new evidence indicating our Presidential el…

#MAGA #AmericaFirst #Dobbs,” Dobbs wrote.

Broadcast 19: Fox interviews Giuliani The broadcast: “Fox & Friends” with hosts Will Cain, Pete Hegseth and Rachel Camp…

What they alleged: Election fraud.

Key false quote: “We have a machine, the Dominion machine, that’s as filled with holes as Swiss cheese and was develope…

Broadcast 20: Tucker Carlson interviews Mike Lindell Fox News host Tucker Carlson interviews Trump ally Mike Lindell du…

" Fox News/court filings The broadcast: “Tucker Carlson Tonight” on January 26, 2021.

What they alleged: Election fraud.

Key false quote: “Every outlet in the country, they go, ‘Mike Lindell, there’s no evidence, and he’s making fraudulent …

I dare people to put it on.

I dare Dominion to sue me because then it will get out faster.

So, this is – you know, they don’t – they don’t want to talk about it,” Lindell said.

“No, they don’t,” Carlson said