Failing cable news channel CNN likely to go to trial for libeling Project Veritas

Failing cable news channel CNN likely to go to trial for libeling Project Veritas

It’s been largely under the radar until now, but third-place cable news channel CNN is…

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By Peter Barry Chowka

It’s been largely under the radar until now, but third-place cable news channel CNN is facing a new problem: a potential jury trial to defend itself against charges that it libeled Project Veritas with a fake news report in 2021.

The long-simmering news finally broke wider on Thursday when Reuters reported the most recent developments in “CNN must face Project Veritas’ defamation lawsuit, US appeals court rules:”

A U.S. federal appeals court on Thursday revived a defamation lawsuit accusing CNN of defaming Project Veritas in its explanation of why the conservative group, which is often accused of using deceptive tactics, was suspended from Twitter in 2021.

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta said Project Veritas could sue over CNN journalist Ana Cabrera’s on-air statement that it was suspended for “promoting disinformation,” rather than for publishing private information, or “doxxing.”

Without ruling on the merits, the three-judge panel also said Project Veritas plausibly alleged that CNN acted with actual malice, meaning it knew Cabrera’s statements were false or acted with reckless disregard for their truth…

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