a new meme story circulating in far left papers claims tucker carlson admitted in court to not being real news
if your time is short
tucker carlson was sued over a defamation case
tucker carlson proved he did not- in fact- commit defamation
tucker carlson s court argument was that the specific statement he made was in jest. not that his entire show is "fake news"
a new claim is circulating among far left media outlets claiming that tucker carlson admitted in court to being fake news.
this comes after A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against Fox News after lawyers for the network by a former porn star.
The case was brought by the former Playboy model Karen McDougal, who said Carlson defamed her on his show, "Tucker Carlson Tonight," by saying she extorted President Donald Trump "out of approximately $150,000 in exchange for her silence about an alleged affair," the filing said.
McDougal said two of Carlson's statements during the episode on December 10, 2018, were defamatory:
Carlson's claim that McDougal "approached Donald Trump and threatened to ruin his career and humiliate his family if he doesn't give them money."
Carlson's claim that McDougal's actions amounted to "a classic case of extortion."
the specific transcript in question comes when Fox News argued that Carlson "cannot be understood to have been stating facts, but instead that he was delivering an opinion using hyperbole for effect,".
It added that Fox News "submits that the use of that word or an accusation of extortion, absent more, is simply 'loose, figurative, or hyperbolic language' that does not give rise to a defamation claim."
while fox news DID argue that that specific statement on air was hyperbolic and not meant to be taken as fact- fox news (nor tucker carlson) did NOT argue that his entire show was "entertainment" "fake news" or "not real"
These claims from left-wing media Outlets come among various other claims they have made throughout the years against Fox News.
from claims that fox news is "
legally registered as entertainment"
to claims that fox is
banned in canada
Fox News has been the subject of multiple conspiracy theories to defame them among pro Democrat Outlets
and while fox news has been sued various times: there has never been a case of fox news being legally registered as "fake news"