Overview

• Mauricio Garcia, misidentified as the shooter in a 2023 Texas mall attack, has filed a defamation lawsuit against several media outlets and influencers.
• The lawsuit accuses the defendants of disregarding journalistic standards by publishing Garcia's photo, falsely linking him to the neo-Nazi shooter.
• Fox News, Newsmax, and Univision, among others, are alleged to have failed to retract their wrongful publications despite Garcia's demands.
• Prominent right-wing influencers like Tim Pool and Steven Crowder are also named in the lawsuit, accused of spreading conspiracy theories that exacerbated the defamation.
• Garcia seeks over $1 million in damages, citing severe personal and familial distress caused by the misidentification.