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To: del griffith
But Fox as a corporation facilitated those claims.

Nope. Allowing people to speak their opinions on the airwaves is not libel by the corporation. They just carry other people's words, like a telephone company.

The legal "injury" if any, is from the people speaking, not the infrastructure carrying their words.

Claims the knew or thought we’re not factual.

So? People get on TV and lie every day. Every Democrat official constantly lies, and everyone knows it. Just because you think someone is lying doesn't mean you have a responsibility to stop them.

Fox has no liability for what other people said during interviews. Again, anyone who's not a nutjob would realize that Fox has no liability in this, and they settled without a fight.

Something else is going on here.

138 posted on 10/24/2023 3:19:36 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: DiogenesLamp

Which is why Fox settled for over 750 million dollars.

Right?


139 posted on 10/24/2023 3:24:45 PM PDT by Fuzz (. )
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To: DiogenesLamp

Bear in mind that the claims were reiterated by Hannity, Carlson, Ingraham et al. Is Fox not responsible for what their own people are saying in their programs?


140 posted on 10/24/2023 3:28:50 PM PDT by Coronal
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To: DiogenesLamp
The problem is while people get on tv or radio or any other medium and lie, while troublesome is not illegal. It’s when they slander or libel someone or some entity. I’ve worked in the media and knew our liability.

Now your next argument will be they libeled or slandered Trump. Trump, Biden, Obama et al are political public figures. They have less protection than you, I or Ruby Freeman or Dominion. What would stand for us being libeled or slandered would largely stand in court. Not so political public figures.

146 posted on 10/24/2023 4:57:12 PM PDT by del griffith
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