Joel Rich: Last News

Over three years after Fox News Channel retracted its story that a political conspiracy was behind the fatal shooting of Seth Rich in 2016, the Rupert Murdoch-owned outlet has settled its legal battle with the DNC staffer’s family.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterFox News has settled a lawsuit filed by the family of Seth Rich, the former Democratic National Committee staffer who was at the center of right-wing conspiracies about hacked emails after he was shot in 2016.Joel and Mary Rich said in a statement that they were “pleased” by the agreement, and said they hoped the media would exercise greater caution in the future.“The settlement with Fox News closes another chapter in our efforts to mourn the murder of our beloved Seth, whom we miss every single day,” they said. “It allows us to move on from the litigation we initiated in response to Fox News’ May 2017 article and televised statements concerning Seth’s murder.