A federal judge in Delaware dismissed Raymond Epps’ defamation lawsuit against Fox News on May 8, marking the second time U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Hall has thrown out the case. The ruling ends Epps’ second attempt to hold the network accountable for broadcasts that portrayed him as a government agent who helped stage-manage the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot on behalf of federal authorities. Epps, a former Marine and onetime Trump supporter, brought the lawsuit after Fox — most prominently through Tucker Carlson’s prime-time program — repeatedly promoted the theory that Epps was an undercover FBI operative or government plant deployed to instigate the insurrection and redirect blame away from Trump supporters.

On June 28, 2024, FOX News Media’s simulcast of the CNN presidential debate emerged as the highest-rated program on television, capturing a substantial audience across various platforms. According to Nielsen Media Research, the simulcast, broadcast on FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX Network, FOXNews.com, and FOX Nation, attracted an impressive 13,421,000 viewers and 3,342,000 in the 25-54 age demographic, making it the top-rated show of the night. This significant viewership translated into FOX News Media and FOX Network securing a commanding 26% share of the audience for the debate, outpacing NBC’s 21%, CNN’s 20%, ABC’s 18%, and CBS’s 10%.