Maria Bartiromo
Included on the basis of: Associated participant / materially involved — Dominion Voting Systems, Inc. v. Fox News Network, LLC (2021–2023)
This inclusion basis documents a material connection to a qualifying record above; it does not classify Maria Bartiromo as an extremist or as anti-democratic, or assert that they personally meet any of ExtremismLedger's inclusion criteria.
Fox Business/Fox News anchor; host of "Mornings with Maria" (Fox Business) and "Sunday Morning Futures" (Fox News).
Documented claims
The Delaware Superior Court's March 31, 2023 summary judgment order found that on-air statements about Dominion and the 2020 election broadcast across Fox programming -- including Bartiromo's programs -- were false as a matter of law; the ruling addressed Fox's Dominion-related broadcasts collectively.
- Opinion Granting in Part and Denying in Part Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment, Dominion Voting Systems, Inc. v. Fox News Network, LLC — Delaware Superior Court (03/31/2023) [Primary]
- Judge rules Fox hosts' claims about Dominion were false, says trial can proceed — NPR (03/31/2023) [Corroborating]
On November 15, 2020, Bartiromo said on air: "There is much to understand about Smartmatic, which owns Dominion Voting Systems. They have businesses in Venezuela, Caracas, they have businesses in Cuba, and there are also links to China."
- Maria Bartiromo repeats debunked Dominion/Smartmatic ownership claim on air — Media Matters for America (11/15/2020) [Primary]
In November 2020, Bartiromo shared posts on her Parler account repeating unsubstantiated claims of election-related vote "dumps" and assertions that Dominion voting machines had been "seized in Europe." A Fox executive is reported to have reacted to her Parler activity: "I don't know why she invites this."
- Here are the conspiracy theories about Dominion and the 2020 election that Fox News' Maria Bartiromo shared on Parler — Media Matters for America (12/01/2020) [Primary]
Relationships
- Amid Lawsuit From Election Tech Company, Fox News Media Cancels 'Lou Dobbs Tonight' — NPR (02/07/2021) [Primary]
- Opinion Granting in Part and Denying in Part Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment, Dominion Voting Systems, Inc. v. Fox News Network, LLC — Delaware Superior Court (03/31/2023) [Primary]