Re:Judge Refuses to Allow Sale of Infowars to The Onion
by AustinDev on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @12:04PM
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All these cited claims seem political and extreme to me. I can't find a non-political example where the judgement this extreme.
Depp v Herd defamation was around $10m.
Re:Judge Refuses to Allow Sale of Infowars to The Onion
by mvc on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @01:32PM
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There was a single victim in Depp vs Herd.
Re:Judge Refuses to Allow Sale of Infowars to The Onion
by standardUser on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @02:10PM
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The acts of defamation were extreme, clear cut, repetitive and devoid of remorse. I for one like knowing that if someone ruins my reputation with cruel lies in such a malicious and relentless way that they may face extreme consequences.
Re:Judge Refuses to Allow Sale of Infowars to The Onion
by impossiblefork on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @11:42AM
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Those are also extreme though.
This point made me curious so I quickly looked around. Fox News paid a $787.5 million settlement [1] for making false claims about Dominion. Given that this happened as the trial was about to start, it's reasonable to assume that Fox News expected to lose even more if the issue went to trial. And that's for a party that arguably would have followed court orders, something Alex Jones refused to do.
Next in line is Rudy Giuliani, who was ordered to pay $150 million for defaming two election workers [2]. If Alex Jones defamed 12 families then it comes out roughly the same.
[1] https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/18/media/fox-dominion-settle...
[2] https://edition.cnn.com/politics/live-news/rudy-giuliani-def...