Jan. 6 Agitator Loses Defamation Case Against Fox News

January 6 Agitator Loses Defamation Case Against Fox News
A January 6 protestor has lost his defamation case against Fox News. James Ray Epps had claimed that he was besieged by right-wing haters after Fox News guests suggested he was part of a government plot to discredit the January 6 protestors.
Fox Wins Another Defamation Suit Over Tucker Carlson’s Jan. 6 Coverage
Fox News has won its second defamation ruling in as many days after a federal judge in Delaware on Wednesday dismissed a former Trump supporter’s claim that ex-host Tucker Carlson acted with “actual malice” when he said he was a government provocateur during the Jan.
Judge dismisses lawsuit against Fox News over Jan. 6 coverage
Ray Epps had argued that he was falsely accused of being a federal informant who played a role in fomenting the riot.
Judge dismisses Jan. 6 defendant's defamation lawsuit against Fox News
A judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit that Trump supporter Ray Epps brought against Fox News, bringing the year-long legal battle to a close.
Federal judge dismisses defamation lawsuit against Fox News
A judge threw out a suit against Fox News by a former Trump supporter who said he got death threats when the network aired false conspiracy theories about his involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Capitol rioter's defamation suit against Fox News is dismissed
A Delaware court judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit against Fox News filed by a Jan. 6 rioter who said the network falsely identified him as an FBI informant. U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer L. Hall granted Fox News' motion to dismiss the suit filed last year by Ray Epps.
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Judge Dismisses Defamation Suit Against Fox News Brought by Jan. 6 Figure
The suit was brought by Ray Epps, who was falsely characterized by Tucker Carlson and others as being a government agent who instigated the violence at the Capitol. By Alan Feuer A federal ...
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Former Trump supporter's January 6 defamation lawsuit against Fox News tossed by federal judge
Ray Epps at the Capitol riots on January 6 (AP ... including by broadcasting and rebroadcasting defamatory statements by Tucker Carlson who devoted over two dozen segments to Epps and by ...
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Judge tosses lawsuit against Fox News over conspiracy-tinged Jan. 6 coverage
As part of the bogus narrative, several right-wing personalities, including Carlson, claimed a former Trump supporter, Ray Epps, was a federal agent who helped incite the attack. Epps, who ...