US Appeals Court Revives Project Veritas Defamation Suit Against CNN
The court ruled that Project Veritas plausibly alleged CNN acted with actual malice regarding its Twitter ban explanation.
- Project Veritas accuses CNN of defamation related to comments made by host Ana Cabrera.
- The lawsuit claims CNN falsely stated that Project Veritas was banned from Twitter for promoting disinformation.
- The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta found that the defamation claim was plausible under New York law.
- The court's decision allows the conservative group's lawsuit to proceed against CNN.
- Neither CNN nor Project Veritas has responded to requests for comment following the court's ruling.