A transparency watchdog’s lawsuit against Fox News over its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic – including repeatedly calling it a hoax during broadcasts – is as novel as the coronavirus but likely won’t get far, according to legal experts.
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A recent Fox News Poll contradicts Trump’s claim that the majority of Americans do not favor impeachment, despite the president’s longstanding affinity for the network.
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Fox News host Britt McHenry claims in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in New York that her former co-host George “Tyrus” Murdoch sexually harassed her by making lewd comments about her body and threatening to send her “dick pics.”
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A former Playboy model who says she had a 10-month affair with President Trump in 2006 brought a defamation suit Thursday, saying Fox News falsely accused her of trying to extort Trump to keep quiet.
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Public opinion can be fickle, but cable news commentary is as strong as ever. When it comes to climate change, most people agree that the shift to renewable energy is important for the planet, but that concept falls apart depending on who you ask and whether they watch CNN or Fox News.
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Former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts continue to lead the pack of Democratic candidates for President, according to a Fox News poll.
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The Second Circuit Friday revived an infliction of emotional distress suit against Fox News brought by the traumatized parents of murdered Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich over the cable network’s retracted coverage of a WikiLeaks conspiracy theory.
Read moreA Chinese-born U.S. citizen and founder of the University of Management and Technology accuses the FBI in a federal complaint of having violated her privacy by illegally leaking material from its fruitless, lengthy investigation of her. She says Fox News, which is not a party to the action, broadcast the material to “nationwide audiences, resulting in personal, professional, and financial harm.”
Read morePolice say they are investigating a protest and vandalism at the home of Fox News host Tucker Carlson as a possible hate crime. It’s the latest example of protesters targeting the personal lives of Trump administration officials and allies in the D.C. area.
Read moreA federal judge ruled in favor of Fox News on Thursday in two separate lawsuits against the network over its retracted coverage of the death of slain Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich.
Read moreThe White House announced Thursday that former Fox News executive Bill Shine will join the staff as assistant to the president and deputy chief of staff for communications.
Read moreA Dallas investor accused of helping to advance conspiracy theories about the death of former Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich is asking for $57 million in damages in a defamation lawsuit against NPR and one of its reporters.
Read moreA federal judge called ex-Fox News host Andrea Tantaros’ allegations that the network spied on her “vague, speculative, and conclusory,” throwing out the lawsuit on Friday.
Read morePresident Donald Trump said on “Fox & Friends” Thursday morning that his attorney Michael Cohen represented him “with this crazy Stormy Daniels deal,” pivoting from his previous denial of any knowledge about a nondisclosure agreement with the adult film star who says she had an affair with Trump.
Read moreA political pundit who claims to have been raped by Fox Business anchor Charles Payne persuaded a federal judge Tuesday to advance her claims against Payne and the network.
Read moreEx-Fox News host Bill O’Reilly “has not even come close” to proving his right to privacy outweighs the public’s right to access the sexual harassment settlements that cost him his job, a federal judge ruled.
Read moreNearly a year after his Fox News firing, Bill O’Reilly was hit Thursday with federal defamation claims from a former anchor he reportedly paid $1 million in hush money.
Read moreIn a lawsuit filed against Fox News and two contributors, the parents of murdered Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich compared the network’s discredited report that he leaked emails to WikiLeaks before his death to burying their son all over again.
Read moreA federal judge pored over reporting on the Seth Rich murder investigation for six hours Wednesday to dissect defamation claims against Fox News.
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