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Fox News Hit with New Lawsuit by Trump Supporter over Jan. 6 Falsehoods

HeadlineJul 14, 2023

Fox News is facing another defamation lawsuit for spreading falsehoods in the wake of the 2020 election. On Wednesday, Trump supporter Ray Epps sued the far-right network after former host Tucker Carlson repeatedly accused him of being an undercover FBI agent who incited the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Epps says he and his family have since received death threats. His lawsuit states, “As Fox recently learned in its litigation against Dominion Voting Systems, its lies have consequences.” In April, Fox News paid $787 million to settle Dominion’s lawsuit charging the network defamed the voting machine company by airing false conspiracy theories that it helped rig the presidential election. Fox News still faces a $2.7 billion lawsuit brought by Smartmatic, another maker of electronic voting machines.

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