'Not enough to proceed': Fox News again wins dismissal of 'conclusory' defamation lawsuit filed by man at the center of Jan. 6 'false flag' conspiracy theory
"Taken together, the allegations do not give rise to a plausible inference that Carlson or anyone else responsible for [the show] subjectively knew that their statements were false." The post 'Not enough to proceed': Fox News again wins dismissal of 'conclusory' defamation lawsui.
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- Published: May 9, 2026, 4:40 PM UTC
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