politiko report Newsmax and Fox News were not leading the verdict in the defamation trial between E. Jean Carroll and former President Donald Trump.

Verdict: Misleading

Fox News and Newsmax posted the trial verdict at the top of their websites on January 26th. Fox News reported on the trial on its “Special Report” and other news programs, with hosts including Laura Ingraham, Jesse Watters and Sean Hannity. Focused on borders.

Fact check:

A Manhattan jury has ruled that President Trump must pay more than $83 million to Carroll, a writer and former magazine columnist who accused the former president of raping her in the 1990s. CNN. The newspaper said President Trump denied the allegations and promised to appeal the ruling.

Politico reported that the Daily Caller, Newsmax, and Fox News did not cover the trial verdict, instead focusing on other news stories. (Disclaimer: The Daily Caller is a sister publication to Check Your Fact. They are editorially independent of each other. Politico is correction Check Your Fact mentioned the Daily Caller's reporting before inquiring about Newsmax and Fox News. )

Politico reported:

“Friday night and over the weekend, a story about former President Donald Trump being ordered to pay $83.3 million in damages to a writer stemming from a defamation lawsuit against her did not move Fox News, but instead was obsessed with the topic of the immigration crisis “south of the border.'' The Daily Caller was busy flogging Hunter Biden. And the right-wing network Newsmax's page said the ruling was contrary to reporting on an incident. Toilet fees in Utah,Israel, vince mcmahon”

However, this report is misleading and misinterprets the coverage of Newsmax and Fox News. Newsmax was leading the ruling on January 26, according to archived screenshots. wayback machine.

Check Your Fact also investigated the Wayback Machine, and Fox News Story In the court judgment at the beginning of the article, Website Sometime on January 26th.

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other archived screenshot The article was placed under an article about the Texas-U.S. border dispute, but it was still shown to be at the top of the Fox News website. (Related: Was Benjamin Netanyahu named Time Magazine's “Killer of the Year”?)

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“Please check your facts,” a Fox News spokesperson instructed. to multiple example Network coverage, including Fox News anchor Bret Baier reporting on the trial verdict on his show “Special Report”.

The Politico article includes a correction: “Correction: A previous version of this report incorrectly characterized Newsmax and Daily Caller coverage of the ruling.” A Politico spokesperson defended the Fox News report.

“According to this article, President Donald Trump being ordered to pay $83.3 million in damages did not lead to prime time coverage on Fox News, which was focused on immigration issues. That's accurate. ,” the spokesperson said.

It's true that Fox News' prime-time programming looks like this: “Gutfeld” “Ingraham Angle” “Jesse Waters Prime Time” and “Hannity” Primarily focused on Texas and the southern border. However, the original Politico article made no mention of “prime-time coverage,” saying the ruling “did not lead Fox News” from Friday night into the weekend.

Mr. Bayer also tweeted January 27th The trial verdict claimed that Fox News issued a “special report” on January 26 in response to a tweet saying it had not reported the trial verdict.

Sorry for missing the show. It was the lead and the first panel segment. Thank you for visiting. https://t.co/JmkU3hpDZ1

— Bret Baier (@BretBaier) January 27, 2024

“Sorry for missing the show. It was the lead and first panel segment. Thanks for watching,” Baier tweeted.

Check Your Fact also reached out to Newsmax for comment.