CNN Owes $5 Million for Defamation of Navy Veteran
Young sued CNN in June 2022 for defamation after he said the network's segment on him "destroyed his reputation and business." The segment, reported by CNN chief security correspondent Alex Marquardt,
CNN found liable for defaming U.S. Navy veteran who helped people evacuate Afghanistan
A Florida jury on Friday found U.S. broadcaster CNN liable for defaming a U.S. Navy veteran who helped evacuate people from Afghanistan after the U.S. military withdrew from the country in 2021. The jury said CNN had to pay damages totaling $5 million.
Jury finds that CNN committed defamation against Navy veteran, awards punitive damages
Zachary Young alleged that CNN smeared him by implying he illegally profited when helping people flee Afghanistan on the "black market" during the Biden administration's military withdrawal from the country in 2021.
Defamation case against CNN over Afghan evacuation report goes to a jury
CNN correspondent Alex Marquardt defended his story on Zachary Young, a security consultant who charged $14,000 or more to evacuate people from Afghanistan.
CNN’s Reporting Tactics on Display as Defamation Trial Heads to Jury
The Florida case centers on coverage of a Navy veteran who helped with Afghanistan evacuation, but has broader implications for media industry.
CNN defamation trial: Closing arguments made as jury begins to deliberate lawsuit against network
Lawyers on both sides delivered impassioned closing arguments on Thursday as Zachary Young’s high-profile defamation lawsuit against CNN heads to the jury.
CNN's Jake Tapper admits Hur report on Biden's memory 'proved pretty accurate' in hindsight
"President Biden gave a pretty harsh assessment of the investigation into his son Hunter," Tapper began. "He basically threw ...
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CNN's Jake Tapper Accused of Lying in Sworn Deposition as His Own X Posts Get Turned Against Him
Things are not going well at CNN. And this latest billion dollar nightmare actually has to do with CNN's usual nemesis: the ...
CNN Lawsuit: Jake Tapper's Old Comments Resurface
Zachary Young is suing CNN for defamation and libel. He is a U.S. Navy veteran who was featured in a segment on CNN's The ...
CNN defamation trial: Jake Tapper testifies he doesn't 'pay attention to ratings,' online posts say otherwise
CNN's Jake Tapper testified under oath in his network's defamation trial that he doesn't "pay attention to ratings," but his ...
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Furious Exchange Between Jake Tapper and Navy Veteran's Lawyer During Deposition Shown to Jurors in Blockbuster CNN Defamation Trial: 'you Can Think Whatever Yo…
A furious exchange between Jake Tapper and the Navy veteran’s lawyer has been shown in the blockbuster CNN defamation trial.
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CNN’s Jake Tapper Rips Biden’s ‘Nonsensical’ Claim Harris Could Have Beaten Trump: ‘Trying to Backtrack’ After ‘Dissing Her’ for Months
CNN anchor Jake Tapper criticized statements President Joe Biden made about the outcome of the 2024 election as “nonsensical” ...
CNN defamation trial: Editor who said story was ‘full of holes like Swiss cheese’ grilled on witness stand
CNN editor Thomas Lumley was grilled on Tuesday after internal messages showed he was skeptical of the "pretty flawed" report ...