That's the whole point if of controlled opposition: to control the opposition. That includes looking the part of the resistance. Making sure Fox was seen losing the suit, and settling is essentially losing, is part of the plan. They were the Right's mouthpiece for acknowledging the voting fraud that was committed. Dominion winning the defamation lawsuit was to say that claims of fraud were baseless, which rhet they actually weren't.
That's the whole point if controlled opposition: to control the opposition. That includes looking the part of the resistance. Making sure Fox was seen losing the suit, and settling is essentially losing, is part of the plan. They were the Right's mouthpiece for acknowledging the voting fraud that was committed. Dominion winning the defamation lawsuit was to say that claims of fraud were baseless, which rhet actually weren't.