Fox News even tried to defend itself in court many years ago by calling itself "entertainment" instead of "news."
Think of that whenever someone tells you their entertainment has no effect on them because it's just entertainment. The lines between entertainment and propaganda (and advertising for that matter) are very blurry and may as well cease to exist at times.
EDIT: I thought that case was decided in Fox News' favor, but in case I heard incorrectly, edited that out.
"Cinema, simulated life, ill drama
Fourth Reich culture, Americana
Chained to the dream they got you searchin' for
The thin line between entertainment and war" - RATM
Are you talking about the lawsuit over voting fraud? Fox didn't win that suit, they settled it out of court after it looked like they were gonna lose. The case is Dominion Voting Systems v. Fox News Network if you wanna look it up
Diegetic scream pointed out another lawsuit where Fox did successfully dismiss a defamation lawsuit. It's McDougal v. Fox News Network, LLC where Tucker Carlson accused some lady who had an affair with Trump of extortion. She sued him but the court ultimately ruled that "the statements are rhetorical hyperbole and opinion commentary intended to frame a political debate, and, as such, are not actionable as defamation. In addition, as a public figure, Ms. McDougal must raise a plausible inference of actual malice to sustain her defamation claim. She has failed to do so."
There are a lot of lawsuits against Fox haha. It's why I'm including the case names. Seems like Fox won this suit partially because the lady couldn't prove Tucker Carlson's "actual malice".
Maybe some hexbear lawyer can chime in on whether this lawsuit is relevant to cases that aren't about celebrities.
Fox News even tried to defend itself in court many years ago by calling itself "entertainment" instead of "news."
Think of that whenever someone tells you their entertainment has no effect on them because it's just entertainment. The lines between entertainment and propaganda (and advertising for that matter) are very blurry and may as well cease to exist at times.
EDIT: I thought that case was decided in Fox News' favor, but in case I heard incorrectly, edited that out.
"Cinema, simulated life, ill drama Fourth Reich culture, Americana Chained to the dream they got you searchin' for The thin line between entertainment and war" - RATM
Are you talking about the lawsuit over voting fraud? Fox didn't win that suit, they settled it out of court after it looked like they were gonna lose. The case is Dominion Voting Systems v. Fox News Network if you wanna look it up
Maybe I heard incorrectly. I'm glad that it wasn't as clear a win to them as I heard it had been.
Diegetic scream pointed out another lawsuit where Fox did successfully dismiss a defamation lawsuit. It's McDougal v. Fox News Network, LLC where Tucker Carlson accused some lady who had an affair with Trump of extortion. She sued him but the court ultimately ruled that "the statements are rhetorical hyperbole and opinion commentary intended to frame a political debate, and, as such, are not actionable as defamation. In addition, as a public figure, Ms. McDougal must raise a plausible inference of actual malice to sustain her defamation claim. She has failed to do so."
I feel something like mental whiplash here.
There are a lot of lawsuits against Fox haha. It's why I'm including the case names. Seems like Fox won this suit partially because the lady couldn't prove Tucker Carlson's "actual malice".
Maybe some hexbear lawyer can chime in on whether this lawsuit is relevant to cases that aren't about celebrities.
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Ah that makes sense. Guess Fox can get away with celebrity gossip but not coup stuff