r/PoursTea • u/Veshaad Timendi Causa Est Nescire • 16h ago

Spotlight On Media Outlets Instead of apologizing to Talarico right wing media is trying to spin a new conspiracy...

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u/A4t1musD4ag0n 16h ago

Talarico needs to sue for defamation.

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u/ThanksAppropriate- 16h ago

He definitely should-hit them where it hurts and set a clear precedent.

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u/chum1ly 15h ago

Didn't they recently get sued for billions for lying?

There's already a precedent.

What they really need is a judge that isn't a corrupt Trump-appointed piece of shit.

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u/ryhaltswhiskey 15h ago

judge that isn't a corrupt Trump-appointed piece of shit.

In Texas. 😬

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u/chum1ly 15h ago

Change of venue is still a thing.

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u/Warm_Month_1309 14h ago

Didn't they recently get sued for billions for lying?

Technically it wasn't just for lying, but for lying while having knowledge that it was a lie.

The hurdle for defamation of a public figure is actual malice, meaning either that you have to know the statements you're making are false, or that you made them with reckless disregard for the truth. It's a very hard suit to win. What helped Dominion is the many internal e-mails where people at Fox acknowledged that they knew what they were saying was false.

judge that isn't a corrupt Trump-appointed piece of shit

This would be a state claim, so no Trump-appointed judge. Still Texas, though.

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u/SippsMccree 14h ago

Fox News is not the one making the mental hospital claim nor have they said one way or the other to its authenticity