🚨 “Gavin Newsom DECLARES WAR on Fox News—$787 Million Lawsuit Could Change Media Forever 💥📰”

Governor Gavin Newsom has never been shy about criticizing Fox News, but this time, the gloves are completely off.

On Monday morning, the California governor filed a massive $787 million defamation lawsuit in federal court, accusing the right-leaning news network of engaging in a “coordinated smear campaign” that damaged both his reputation and his political career.

According to the official filing, Newsom’s legal team is alleging that Fox News knowingly broadcast false and defamatory statements about the governor related to a range of hot-button issues, including crime, COVID-19 policies, immigration, and even wild conspiracy theories involving election fraud and personal corruption.

The lawsuit argues that the network’s top commentators—including Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity, and Laura Ingraham—“knowingly and maliciously repeated lies” about Newsom with the intent of destroying his credibility as a rising national political figure.

At the center of the case? A series of highly circulated Fox News segments accusing Newsom of secretly siphoning state funds, collaborating with “globalist elites,” and deliberately worsening homelessness in California for political gain.

The lawsuit claims these segments were not only “recklessly false,” but that internal Fox communications—subpoenaed during discovery—allegedly reveal the network knew the claims were bogus.

Sound familiar? That’s because the staggering $787 million amount mirrors the exact figure Fox News paid Dominion Voting Systems in a 2023 settlement over lies about election rigging.

Legal experts say Newsom is drawing a direct line between that case and his own, suggesting a pattern of willful misinformation designed to generate outrage and ratings—at the expense of reputations and democracy.

In a fiery statement released shortly after the filing, Newsom didn’t mince words:

“For years, Fox News has targeted me with baseless lies, conspiracy theories, and deliberate mischaracterizations.

This isn’t journalism—it’s propaganda masked as news.

I’m done letting them profit off destroying truth.

He added, “This lawsuit is not just about me.

It’s about holding powerful corporations accountable when they knowingly deceive millions for profit.

Fox News responded swiftly, issuing a brief but pointed statement:

“This lawsuit is without merit and is clearly a political stunt.

Governor Newsom is trying to silence a media outlet that holds him accountable.

We will vigorously defend against these baseless claims.

But behind the scenes, sources say Fox executives are quietly scrambling, especially after Newsom’s legal team revealed they plan to subpoena internal emails, production notes, and behind-the-scenes footage from the network’s most-watched programs.

If any evidence emerges—like in the Dominion case—showing hosts knew what they were saying was false but said it anyway, Fox News could be in even deeper legal trouble than it was last year.

The lawsuit also names several high-profile Fox contributors and seeks to bar the network from airing certain defamatory claims in the future, a rare and aggressive move that’s already being called a potential First Amendment showdown.

While some are accusing Newsom of political theater—especially amid rising speculation that he’s eyeing a future presidential run—others are hailing him as a bold truth-teller finally standing up to the media behemoth.

“This is the biggest lawsuit against a cable news network since Dominion,” one legal analyst commented.

“And Newsom is aiming for their Achilles’ heel.

On social media, the reaction has been explosive.

#NewsomVsFox is trending across platforms, with users divided between praise and outrage.

Supporters call it a long-overdue reckoning.

Detractors claim it’s an authoritarian move to muzzle conservative media.

Regardless of which side you’re on, one thing is undeniable: this lawsuit could set a precedent that redefines how public officials and media corporations interact in the post-truth era.

If Newsom succeeds, it could open the floodgates for other politicians to sue news outlets for defamation—radically altering the balance between political power and press freedom.

In the meantime, all eyes are on the courtroom.

With subpoenas imminent and depositions likely to follow, the next few months could pull back the curtain on how Fox News constructs its narratives—and what happens when those narratives cross a legal line.

Whether it ends in a record-breaking payout, a court battle that drags on for years, or a precedent-setting Supreme Court fight, one thing is clear:
Gavin Newsom just declared war on Fox News—and he’s playing for keeps.