Meta Beats Stossel's Defamation Claims Over Fact Checks

By Dave Simpson (October 11, 2022, 10:33 PM EDT) -- A California magistrate judge tossed television presenter John Stossel's lawsuit that accuses Facebook of defaming him by flagging his videos for allegedly containing factual inaccuracies, ruling Tuesday that Facebook's actions are protected under free speech laws and that Stossel failed to properly state a defamation claim....

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