Fox News faces $3.6b suit over vote claims

Updated February 5 2021 - 7:44am, first published 7:39am
Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani is being sued by two voting technology companies.
Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani is being sued by two voting technology companies.

Electronic voting systems maker Smartmatic on Thursday sued Rupert Murdoch's Fox News cable network and Rudolph Giuliani, a lawyer for former President Donald Trump, claiming they defamed the company by falsely accusing it of helping to rig the US presidential election in favour of Joe Biden.