A federal judge has tossed out a defamation lawsuit filed by Project Veritas against CNN, concluding that an on-air statement made about the conservative group did not rise to the level of an actio…
), U.S. District Judge Steve C. Jones wrote that Project Veritas reputation would have been maligned either way. He wrote that “while there is some difference between violating a policy by providing incorrect or misleading information and violating a policy by truthfully providing someone’s private information , the distinction is not enough to make the statement at issue actionable as both violations are similarly damaging to the journalist’s reputation.
Jones also rejected Project Veritas’ claim that CNN acted with actual malice, the threshold for public figures to prove defamation. Project Veritas had cited a public tweet made by Cabrera four days before the on-air segment. The judge concluded that such a determination was “not required at this time” because Project Veritas had failed to show an actionable claim.Hide Articles
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