washington state group is 1st to sue fox new for calling the coronavirus a hoax
washington state group is 1st to sue fox new for calling the coronavirus a hoax
according to the suit, fox news violated the cpa by falsely and deceptively disseminating news via cable news contracts that the coronavirus was a hoax, and that it was otherwise not a danger to public health and safety. at least one poll has found that fox news viewers were less likely to take precautions against the virus (including social distancing, handwashing, and other measures) seriously, and an open letter to fox news from a group of journalism professors said misinformation that reaches the fox news audience is a danger to public health. based on the statements made, and the subsequent departure of trish regan, washlite does present a cognizable theory of liability.", 


































"i said it was a hoax for them to be using it as a bludgeon on trump. notably, he made this denial in response to criticism from 74 journalism professors who wrote an open letter to fox claiming that coverage of the coronavirus from fox news channel \"is a danger to public health.\"", "but when you get to the point where you are endangering the community  that transcends the limits of the first amendment. when reached by phone for comment, catherine clark, a seattle attorney who volunteered to join the plaintiffs legal team after reading an initial news account, said this is a case of national importance. a supporter of first amendment protections, she continued, when it comes to the public health, safety, and welfare, it seems to me a different set of rules apply. in a statement, fox news general counsel lily fu clafee responded to the suit by saying: wrong on the facts, frivolous on the law."


































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