Fact Check: BlackRock Investment Company Does NOT Own Dominion Voting Systems

Does BlackRock own Dominion Voting Systems? No, that's not true: A BlackRock spokesperson told Lead Stories the asset management/investment company owns part of Dominion Resources Inc., a completely different company, in the energy sector. The similarly-named voting software and ballot equipment company, Dominion Voting Systems, is owned by Staple Street Capital and its employees. Dominion Voting Systems sued Fox News for defamation caused by Fox's false on-air claims that Dominion technology was used to steal votes in the 2020 presidential election. Fox in April 2023 agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems $787.5 million to settle the defamation suit.