A recent leak of documents has revealed the internal discussions and concerns within Fox News about the network's coverage of voter fraud claims during the 2020 US presidential election. The revelations come as Dominion Voting Systems sues Fox News for $1.6 billion, accusing the cable TV network of amplifying debunked allegations that their voting machines were used to rig the election against Donald Trump.

In a text message, Rupert Murdoch described the claims of election fraud as 'really crazy stuff.' He expressed concerns about what Trump might do as president and how it could be damaging for the country. Murdoch also referred to a news conference held by Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, calling it 'stupid and damaging.'

According to the Dominion filings, Murdoch emailed a friend saying that the notion of state legislators changing the election outcome sounded ridiculous. He also suggested that primetime hosts on Fox News say something like 'the election is over and Joe Biden won' to counter the narrative.

In one exchange, Murdoch questioned whether Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham went too far in promoting the stolen election story. The documents show executives, producers, and hosts discussing concerns about the network's reputation and casting doubt on the plausibility of Trump's claims.

The leak offers a glimpse into Fox News' internal deliberations as they navigated the controversy surrounding the 2020 election. While some within the network may have had reservations about Trump's claims, others continued to amplify them, contributing to the spread of misinformation and the ongoing political polarization in the United States.

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