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Judge tosses Fox News lawsuit brought by Nina Jankowicz
By Lauren Taylor (Anchor), Shea Taylor (Producer), Zachary Hill (Video Editor)
A federal judge has thrown out a defamation lawsuit against Fox News by a U.S. government official who served on the Biden administration’s short-lived media disinformation board. Nina Jankowicz sued Fox News, saying the outlet defamed her on multiple occasions and caused her to receive online attacks and threats of violence.
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In rejecting the lawsuit, the judge said it was clear 36 of the 37 statements made on Fox News that were included in the suit were about the Disinformation Governance Board, not Jankowicz herself. The remaining statement, which was also not referencing Jankowicz, was ruled to be factual.
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In May 2022, the Department of Homeland Security paused the board’s work and accepted Jankowicz’s resignation, just weeks after it was started. The board was officially dissolved and its charter rescinded in August 2022.
The Biden administration launched the disinformation board in an effort to counter disinformation from Russia and misleading information circulated by human smugglers targeting migrants looking to travel to the U.S.-Mexico border.
[LAUREN TAYLOR]
A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS THROWN OUT A DEFAMATION LAWSUIT AGAINST FOX NEWS BY A U-S GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL WHO SERVED ON THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S SHORT-LIVED MEDIA DISINFORMATION BOARD.
NINA JANKOWICZ SUED FOX NEWS – SAYING THE OUTLET DEFAMED HER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS… CAUISNG HER TO RECEIVE ONLINE ATTACKS AND THREATS OF VIOLENCE.
IN REJECTING THE LAWSUIT – THE JUDGE SAID IT WAS CLEAR 36 OF THE 37 STATEMENTS MADE ON FOX NEWS THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THE SUIT WERE ABOUT THE DISINFORMATION GOVERNANCE BOARD – *NOT* JANKOWICZ HERSELF.
THE REMAINING STATEMENT – WHICH WAS ALSO *NOT* REFERENCING JANKOWICZ – WAS RULED TO BE FACTUAL.
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