Judge tosses lawsuit against Fox News over conspiracy-tinged Jan. 6 coverage | CNN Business

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A federal judge on Wednesday tossed a defamation lawsuit brought by an Arizona man targeted by conspiracy theorists against Fox News, accusing the right-wing network and former primetime host Tucker Carlson of spreading false narratives about the January 6 attack.

Following the insurrection, conspiracy theorists baselessly suggested the attack on the US Capitol had been a “false flag” operation orchestrated by the federal government to portray then-President Donald Trump’s supporters in a negative light. As part of the bogus narrative, several right-wing personalities, including Carlson, claimed a former Trump supporter, Ray Epps, was

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