Quote (Goomshill @ Oct 13 2022 03:38pm)
The facts in this case, where almost none of the plaintiffs were named by Alex Jones, at least one was entirely unknown to him, they could only substantiate relatively minor damages if any, and actual malice doesn't apply if he believed his own tripe.
Actual malice does not apply in the Jones case at all. It's a much higher standard and only applies when the defamed is a public figure. Dominion counts as a public figure since they're a company for example, so they have to prove that Fox and the like actively knew their claims were false.
In the media cases it's almost guaranteed that they were covering a public figure and so there's a much higher standard to seek damages.
This post was edited by NetflixAdaptationWidow on Oct 13 2022 02:42pm