Fox News’ Legal Jeopardy Is Real, but Not for the Most Cited Reasons

Forget the billions in alleged damages. And what Rupert Murdoch really thinks about the 2020 election. The source of Fox News' problem is something else

From QAnon to anti-vaxxers, we are living in a golden age of conspiratorial thinking. And now comes a big court ruling that should give any media entity that traffics in questionable nonsense some pause.

All fine and well, but there was at least one thing about this suit that should have inspired a heavy touch of skepticism in reporting circles: the $1.6 billion in alleged damages, which includes $600 million in lost profits and $1 billion in “lost enterprise value.” In most states, media entities are allowed to publish information from public proceedings — like court cases — without risk of liability, even if they’re relying upon documents that turn out to contain falsehoods. By nodding to a supposed neutral reportage privilege, Fox News attempts to go further, arguing that it’s permissible to republish something false so long as it comes from an authoritative source.

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