A federal judge on Wednesday threw out a defamation lawsuit against Fox News by a former Donald Trump supporter who said he received death threats when the network aired false conspiracy theories about his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection.

Raymond Epps, a former Marine, was falsely accused by Fox of being a government agent causing trouble near the Capitol that day so that it would be blamed on Trump fans.

U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Hall in Delaware granted, without comment, Fox’s motion to dismiss the case.

  • @reddig33
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    325 days ago

    I guess libel and slander aren’t a thing anymore.

    • @[email protected]
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      125 days ago

      The only time the freedumb of the press isn’t a thing suddenly is when it’s a corporation, because money is more important than anything in the world… Dominion voting systems lawsuit against Fox comes to mind… :/