IT'S ON: John Stossel Sues Facebook's Fact-Checkers for Defamation

[GURPS]

Conservative-libertarian journalist John Stossel suing Facebook for two million dollars is a good start — but only a start.

Variety reported late last week that the popular TV and internet personality seeks damages of no less than $2 million for defamtion via the company’s fact-checking system.

The suit, filed in the Northern District of California court by Dhillon Law Group, asks:

Do Facebook and its vendors defame a user who posts factually accurate content, when they publicly announce that the content failed a “fact-check” and is “partly false,” and by attributing to the user a false claim that he never made?

“The answer,” the suit states, “is yes.”

Stossel and his attorneys argue that “Facebook and its ‘fact-check’ vendors are currently serving as judge, jury, and executioner regarding whether users are on the ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ side of a complex scientific debate.”

IT'S ON: John Stossel Sues Facebook's Fact-Checkers for Defamation

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[HemiHauler]

Conservative-libertarian journalist John Stossel suing Facebook for two million dollars is a good start — but only a start.

Variety reported late last week that the popular TV and internet personality seeks damages of no less than $2 million for defamtion via the company’s fact-checking system.

The suit, filed in the Northern District of California court by Dhillon Law Group, asks:


“The answer,” the suit states, “is yes.”

Stossel and his attorneys argue that “Facebook and its ‘fact-check’ vendors are currently serving as judge, jury, and executioner regarding whether users are on the ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ side of a complex scientific debate.”

IT'S ON: John Stossel Sues Facebook's Fact-Checkers for Defamation

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He could try not lying.

 

[Kyle]

He could try not lying.

He’s a multibillionaire. Zuckerberg feels entitled to lie all he wants.

And $2 million is too light. He needs to jack that a hundredfold to start making a dent in Facebook’s bottom line.

 

[HemiHauler]

He’s a multibillionaire. Zuckerberg feels entitled to lie all he wants.

And $2 million is too light. He needs to jack that a hundredfold to start making a dent in Facebook’s bottom line.

You realize that Stossel isn't suing Zuckerberg personally, yes? You know he's suing Facebook, which is separate from Mark Zuckerberg, completely different person. I doubt Zuck even has been briefed on this case.

I am quite sure Zuck will be just fine financially.

 

[Bird Dog]

i think everyone understands that dickweed......

 

[Rommey]

I predict this will go nowhere...Facebook will try to get it dismissed citing Section 230 immunity. Courts will likely grant that and good luck in California. Even if it survives the District Court, the 9th Circus will not let it stand...IMHO