CNN is facing a defamation lawsuit from Zachary Young, a former Navy veteran and civilian government employee, over a 2021 story aired on Jake Tapper's show regarding the Afghanistan withdrawal. Young alleges that the network's coverage falsely accused him of misconduct, leading to significant personal and professional harm. The lawsuit claims that CNN staffers referred to Young in derogatory terms and expressed intentions to damage his reputation. The case, which has been allowed to proceed by a Florida court, could result in CNN paying damages exceeding $1 billion, potentially surpassing the $787 million settlement Fox News paid to Dominion Voting Systems. The lawsuit also alleges evidence of actual malice in CNN's ongoing libel reporting.
CNN FACES DEFAMATION SUIT OVER AFGHANISTAN WITHDRAWAL STORY: 'EVIDENCE OF ACTUAL MALICE' (Fox News)
CNN FACES DEFAMATION SUIT OVER AFGHANISTAN WITHDRAWAL STORY: 'EVIDENCE OF ACTUAL MALICE' (Fox News) CNN faces a defamation lawsuit over a 2021 story centered around the chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal as the network gears up for Thursday’s presidential debate between President… https://t.co/KX4BYJZmef
CNN Could Be Forced to Pay Upwards of $1 Billion from Defamation Suit https://t.co/DMyU2zKzB9
Former civilian government employee Zach Young currently engaged in ongoing libel/defamation lawsuit with @cnn for @jaketapper airing knowingly libelous statements on the failing network. A friend of @realErikDPrince, Zach told Erik he wants “scalps” and is taking it to trial. https://t.co/CL1TUF4uFe
🚨🇺🇸CNN FACES DEFAMATION LAWSUIT OVER JAKE TAPPER'S NEWS COVERAGE This comes after a Florida court ruled that Zachary Young, a Navy veteran, provided sufficient evidence to proceed with his case against Jake Tapper's coverage of the Afghanistan withdrawal. Young claims CNN's… https://t.co/Lhmzrxy8Vy
INSIDER: CNN faces defamation suit over Afghanistan withdrawal story https://t.co/H2fRtDjQxN
BREAKING: CNN sued for alleged defamation of U.S. Navy veteran. https://t.co/rHAOocPqQD
CNN staffers called a former Navy veteran who is suing the network for defamation quite the name. Read more here: https://t.co/sBkLmjEaSv
CNN's Axe to Grind with a Private Citizen @NewsBusters Managing Editor @CurtisHouck tells the story of Zachary Young, who is seeking damages that could exceed $1 billion, This, for a story that aired on CNN on Jake Tapper's show. The story alleged Young ripped off people who… https://t.co/PtcIWexIMa
CNN faces defamation suit over Afghanistan withdrawal story: 'Evidence of actual malice' https://t.co/gMP2cCD3LD
CNN Staffers Called Ex-Navy Vet Suing For Defamation An ‘A**hole,’ Said They Were ‘Going To Nail’ Him, Lawsuit Alleges https://t.co/sBkLmjEII3
CNN Could Be Forced to Pay Upwards of $1 Billion from Defamation Suit from Tapper Show The case may not be as well known (yet), but CNN could be facing a defamation liability rivaling or exceeding the $787 million Fox News paid out to Dominion Voting Systems. NewsBusters… https://t.co/Dz5Lno9i9K