Fox News Faces New Defamation Suit From Man Who Claims Tucker Carlson Advanced Conspiracy Theories On Air
variety.comBrian Steinberg Senior TV Editor A former Arizona man who claims he had to flee his home after former Fox News host Tucker Carlson deliberately and falsely portrayed him as an undercover FBI agent who launched the January 6, 2020 attacks on the U.S.
Capitol, has sued the cable-news outlet for defamation. It is the latest suit from a series of parties who allege Fox News deliberately and with malice broadcast incorrect and damaging accounts about them.
Fox Corp., the outlet’s parent, recently paid out $787.5 million to voting-technology firm Dominion Voting Systems over allegations that Fox News deliberately implicated the company in false allegations about the security of the 2020 presidential election, and paid $12 million to a former Fox News producer who alleged she had been hectored into providing false testimony in that matter. “Fox’s role in creating and disseminating destructive conspiracy theories has already been well documented,” said a lawsuit filed Wednesday in the Superior Court of the State of Delaware on behalf of Ray Epps, the plaintiff.
Epps is seeking an unspecified amount in damages. A Fox News spokesperson could not be reached for immediate comment. The suit alleges that Carlson became “fixated” with Epps, promoting the notion that the January 6th attack was a “false flag” operation.
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