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Stossel v. Meta Platforms, Inc. et al
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October 11, 2022
Meta Beats Stossel's Defamation Claims Over Fact Checks
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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April 12, 2022
Stossel's Facebook Defamation Suit Meets Skeptical Judge
A California magistrate judge appeared open Tuesday to tossing television presenter John Stossel's lawsuit that accuses Facebook of defaming him by flagging his videos for allegedly containing factual inaccuracies, saying Facebook's fact-check seems akin to professors debating in an academic symposium, which is "classically protected speech."
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September 24, 2021
John Stossel Says Facebook Defamed Him With Fact-Checks
Facebook defamed veteran journalist John Stossel by flagging two of his video reports interviewing climate change experts as containing factual inaccuracies, even though none of the reported information was false, according to a federal lawsuit filed this week in California.