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Ocelot II

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21. Big lies and hoaxes are protected unless they are defamatory

Fri Feb 17, 2023, 09:03 PM

Feb 2023

or give rise to actionable fraud. The Dominion case is about defamation and is an example of unprotected speech - it caused actual harm to a specific party.

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FOX News Network should not only be sued for $1.6 Billion dollars... [View all] kentuck Feb 2023 OP

FOX is NOT a news org montanacowboy Feb 2023 #1

FCC doesn't regulate cable spanone Feb 2023 #5

This is what the FCC states they regulate. Joinfortmill Feb 2023 #11

Comms itself SickOfTheOnePct Feb 2023 #14

Looked that up, too, and found this. Very interesting, note "hoaxes, broadcast news distortion" Joinfortmill Feb 2023 #18

Note SickOfTheOnePct Feb 2023 #23

So this seems to be a huge issue. I found this article by ABA. Worth reading entire article Joinfortmill Feb 2023 #29

Interesting. kentuck Feb 2023 #32

Once again SickOfTheOnePct Feb 2023 #33

Censorship is perfectly acceptable....as long as WE don't like the message. brooklynite Feb 2023 #40

Here's a post from a user wanting to censor conservative and gun Channels on YouTube Polybius Feb 2023 #50

This message was self-deleted by its author mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2023 #53

I'm not. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2023 #54

Hate to tell you, but that ABA article is a joke. onenote Feb 2023 #36

For the 827th time here on DU... WarGamer Feb 2023 #6

Good article about that from ABA Joinfortmill Feb 2023 #31

An opinion, at variance with the First Amendment. brooklynite Feb 2023 #41

Not a good article. See post #36 onenote Feb 2023 #43

If the law and the Constitution cannot do anything about a lawless president...? kentuck Feb 2023 #9

FCC no. But FTC (Federal Trade Commission)? mwooldri Feb 2023 #10

If/When FOX loses this case, they will face a reckoning from advertisers, have no fear Drum Feb 2023 #2

Oh, I hope you're right. ShazzieB Feb 2023 #34

They don't make money from advertising Johonny Feb 2023 #37

Fox News does not charge the highest fees in the business onenote Feb 2023 #44

Ted Turner famously described Murdoch as "the most evil man I've ever met" peppertree Feb 2023 #3

If they can just continue business as usual..... spanone Feb 2023 #4

The thing is their viewers will hear nothing on Fox about this other than doc03 Feb 2023 #12

That's the entire reason for this 'weaponization committee' bullshit spanone Feb 2023 #13

A lot of the US vs THEM partisan bickering is due to FOX Jarqui Feb 2023 #7

Amen to that. Joinfortmill Feb 2023 #8

It never ceases to amaze me SickOfTheOnePct Feb 2023 #15

It amazes me at how many posters think free speech means anything or everything .... kentuck Feb 2023 #17

It is, unless it's defamation or porn. Ocelot II Feb 2023 #19

I can't define porn... kentuck Feb 2023 #20

Big lies and hoaxes are protected unless they are defamatory Ocelot II Feb 2023 #21

In my opinion... kentuck Feb 2023 #22

That is not the opinion of the courts, however. Ocelot II Feb 2023 #25

I suspect that Dominion is not the first entity or person, nor the last, to be harmed by FOX "News" kentuck Feb 2023 #30

With few exceptions SickOfTheOnePct Feb 2023 #24

When Murdoch & Fox Loses The Dominion Case - The Judge Should Mandate Fox To.... global1 Feb 2023 #16

What kind of wannabe dictator bullshit is this? tritsofme Feb 2023 #26

There is a thin SickOfTheOnePct Feb 2023 #27

However, the Constitution is not a suicide pact. kentuck Feb 2023 #28

I get it SickOfTheOnePct Feb 2023 #47

Before embracing that phrase, you might want to consider its origins onenote Feb 2023 #51

And lately, respect for the concept of due process has taken a hit from some DUers. onenote Feb 2023 #42

Yep n/t SickOfTheOnePct Feb 2023 #46

OMG! Tell me about it !! womanofthehills Feb 2023 #55

"Their belief that American "media" was liberal-oriented" drmeow Feb 2023 #35

On what legal basis would you sue or charge them? brooklynite Feb 2023 #38

Fox news should be removed from basic cable Johonny Feb 2023 #39

Fox News and the right wing echo chamber are the biggest threat facing this country right now. Initech Feb 2023 #45

Fox Entertainment with a disclaimer at the bottom 24/7 that says, Not News. sarcasmo Feb 2023 #48

Yep, shut 'em down. lees1975 Feb 2023 #49

I would love to see them sue the cable companies as well Mr. Sparkle Feb 2023 #52

I don't agree with suing them for $1.6 billion jmowreader Feb 2023 #56