Seth Rich
The move came more than a year after Fox News had to settle a lawsuit with Rich’s family, who claimed severe emotional damage from the network’s coverage of his murder.
The network smeared the dead DNC staffer at the center of the 2016 election’s key conspiracy theory. And as the 2020 election nears, Seth Rich still looms over Fox’s biggest stars.
A new court filing says the Fox stars have agreed to answer questions on their role in spreading conspiracy theories about the murdered DNC staffer.
A top editor was convinced their conspiracy theory item would be proven right, weeks after it blew up in the network’s face.
Hannity blasting others in the media as conspiracy theorists is rich, given his own history.
Andrew Rossi’s new HBO documentary “After Truth,” premiering March 19, tackles disinformation and fake news, and is especially timely in the midst of the novel coronavirus.
Involved in the talks about murdered DNC staffer Seth Rich: a Fox reporter, a former intelligence contractor, and a pair of provocateurs looking to sow “targeted chaos” online.