Fake News Internet Site Pays the Price

Article in The Guardian by Sam Levine, 10/10/24

Headline:  “Far-right site Gateway Pundit settles defamation suit with election workers”

Subheadline:  “Website removed articles falsely accusing Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss of wrongdoing in 2020 election”

“The Gateway Pundit, the far-right news website that played a critical role in spreading false information about the 2020 election, has settled a defamation lawsuit with Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, two Georgia election workers it falsely accused of wrongdoing.”

” . . . Nearly 20 articles that Freeman and Moss said had falsely accused them of wrongdoing were no longer available on The Gateway Pundit’s website as of Thursday afternoon, according to a Guardian review.”

” . . .The case was one of several libel lawsuits filed against Trump allies and conservative networks that aired false claims about the 2020 election. Nearly all of those cases have settled, which observers have said may underscore the limited role defamation law can have in curbing misinformation.”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/10/gateway-pundit-defamation-lawsuit-election-workers