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Federal court dismisses defamation lawsuit against Fox News for Jan. 6 conspiracy theory
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Federal court dismisses defamation lawsuit against Fox News for Jan. 6 conspiracy theory

Associated Press  

CROTON, N.Y. — A federal judge on Wednesday threw out a defamation lawsuit against Fox News by a former Donald Trump supporter who said he received death threats when the network aired false conspiracy theories about his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection. Raymond Epps, a former Marine, was falsely accused by Fox of being a government agent …

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Capitol rioter’s defamation suit against Fox News is dismissed
4 weeks ago

Capitol rioter’s defamation suit against Fox News is dismissed

LA Times  

Ray Epps, in a red Trump hat, center, gestures to a line of law enforcement officers as people gather on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. A Delaware court judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit against Fox News filed by a Jan. 6 rioter who said the network falsely identified him as an FBI informant. …

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Federal judge dismisses defamation lawsuit against Fox News
4 weeks ago

Federal judge dismisses defamation lawsuit against Fox News

NPR  

Federal judge dismisses defamation lawsuit against Fox News toggle caption Ted Shaffrey/AP CROTON, N.Y. — A federal judge on Wednesday threw out a defamation lawsuit against Fox News by a former Donald Trump supporter who said he received death threats when the network aired false conspiracy theories about his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection. Raymond Epps, a …

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Ray Epps, a target of Jan. 6 conspiracy theories, gets a year of probation for his Capitol riot role
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Ray Epps, a target of Jan. 6 conspiracy theories, gets a year of probation for his Capitol riot role

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A man targeted by right-wing conspiracy theories about the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced on Tuesday to a year of probation for joining the Jan. 6, 2021, attack by a mob of fellow Donald Trump supporters. Fox News Channel and other right-wing media outlets amplified conspiracy theories that Epps, 62, was an undercover government agent who helped incite …

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'Thrown under the bus': Ray Epps' wife rips Trump and Fox News for smearing Jan. 6 rioter
11 months, 3 weeks ago

'Thrown under the bus': Ray Epps' wife rips Trump and Fox News for smearing Jan. 6 rioter

Raw Story  

Federal prosecutors this week recommended a six-month prison sentence for Ray Epps, the Trump supporter who has been the subject of right-wing conspiracy theories even after he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge for his role in the January 6th riots at the United States Capitol building. NBC News' Ryan Reilly on Wednesday flagged a court statement made by Epps' …

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Ray Epps should spend six months in prison for Jan. 6: federal prosecutors
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Ray Epps should spend six months in prison for Jan. 6: federal prosecutors

Raw Story  

Federal prosecutors are asking for six months of prison for Capitol protester Ray Epps, who was the subject of conspiracy theories after the U.S. Capitol attacks of Jan. 6, 2021. In a 29-page sentencing memo this week, prosecutors recommended prison for Epps' role in urging rioters to go into the U.S. Capitol. "The government recommends that this Court sentence Defendant …

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Prosecutors recommend six months in prison for a man at the center of a Jan. 6 conspiracy theory
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Prosecutors recommend six months in prison for a man at the center of a Jan. 6 conspiracy theory

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors on Tuesday recommended a six-month term of imprisonment for a man at the center of a right-wing conspiracy theory about the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol — an attack that he has admitted to joining. Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Gordon said during Epps’ plea hearing in September that he was not a confidential …

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Ray Epps, Trump supporter targeted by Jan. 6 conspiracy theory, pleads guilty to Capitol riot charge
1 year, 3 months ago

Ray Epps, Trump supporter targeted by Jan. 6 conspiracy theory, pleads guilty to Capitol riot charge

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Ray Epps, a onetime Donald Trump supporter who was the target of a right-wing conspiracy theory about the Jan. 6, 2021, attack that forced him into hiding, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a misdemeanor charge for his role in the U.S. Capitol riot. Epps’ attorney said after the hearing that it was a step toward putting his client’s …

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Ray Epps, ex-Marine targeted by a Jan. 6 conspiracy theory, is charged with a misdemeanor in riot
1 year, 3 months ago

Ray Epps, ex-Marine targeted by a Jan. 6 conspiracy theory, is charged with a misdemeanor in riot

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Ray Epps, a former Marine who became the target of a Jan. 6, 2021, conspiracy theory, has been charged with a misdemeanor offense in connection with the U.S. Capitol riot and is expected to plead guilty, according to court papers filed Tuesday. FBI Director Christopher Wray, in an appearance before the House Judiciary Committee in July, denied having …

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Ray Epps, a target of a Jan. 6 conspiracy theory, is charged with a misdemeanor over the Capitol riot
1 year, 3 months ago

Ray Epps, a target of a Jan. 6 conspiracy theory, is charged with a misdemeanor over the Capitol riot

LA Times  

Ray Epps, in the red Trump hat, joins others in the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Ray Epps, a former Marine who became the target of a Jan. 6, 2021, conspiracy theory, has been charged with a misdemeanor offense in connection with the U.S. Capitol riot and is expected to plead guilty, according to court papers …

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Why Republicans Are So Mad at the FBI
1 year, 5 months ago

Why Republicans Are So Mad at the FBI

Slate  

Republicans are mad at the Federal Bureau of Investigation. During the hearing, Rep. Matt Gaetz questioned Wray about whether the Biden administration and FBI interfered in the IRS investigation into Hunter Biden’s taxes, to protect both Hunter and his father. Are you going to arrest Mr. Epps, yes or no?” When Wray explained that he could not speak about an …

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How conservatives turned Ray Epps into a Capitol riot scapegoat
1 year, 5 months ago

How conservatives turned Ray Epps into a Capitol riot scapegoat

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The conspiracy theory After failing to pin the Capitol riot on Antifa, right-wing media …

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A former Trump supporter who got caught up in a January 6 conspiracy theory sues Fox News
1 year, 5 months ago

A former Trump supporter who got caught up in a January 6 conspiracy theory sues Fox News

Associated Press  

— A former Donald Trump supporter who became the center of a conspiracy theory about Jan. 6, 2021, filed a defamation lawsuit against Fox News, saying the network made him a scapegoat for the U.S. Capitol insurrection. The suit also says the Justice Department told Epps in May that he faces criminal charges for his actions on Jan. 6, and …

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'Fed, fed, fed': GOP lawmaker repeats Ray Epps conspiracy theory at congressional hearing
1 year, 5 months ago

'Fed, fed, fed': GOP lawmaker repeats Ray Epps conspiracy theory at congressional hearing

Raw Story  

Troy Nehls used a congressional hearing on Wednesday to spread a conspiracy theory that the FBI was behind the Jan. 6 riots. Nehls played several video clips of Ray Epps, a victim of conspiracy theories about Jan. 6. "Mr. Wray, you have arrested hundreds of people related to January 6th, and there have been people arrested for breaching Capitol grounds," …

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Ray Epps sues Fox News and Tucker Carlson for ‘defamatory attacks’ after January 6
1 year, 5 months ago

Ray Epps sues Fox News and Tucker Carlson for ‘defamatory attacks’ after January 6

The Independent  

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FBI director shoots down ‘ludicrous’ January 6 conspiracy theory
1 year, 5 months ago

FBI director shoots down ‘ludicrous’ January 6 conspiracy theory

The Independent  

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Man named by Tucker Carlson in conspiracy theory sues Fox News for defamation
1 year, 5 months ago

Man named by Tucker Carlson in conspiracy theory sues Fox News for defamation

LA Times  

Ray Epps, in a red Trump hat, center, at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The company said Fox News aired false statements about Dominion when covering former President Trump’s charges of fraud in the 2020 election. Carlson left Fox News on April 24, a day after a report on Ray Epps aired on “60 Minutes.” Epps was at …

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Fox News faces another potentially ruinous threat over its coverage of Jan. 6 insurrection
1 year, 5 months ago

Fox News faces another potentially ruinous threat over its coverage of Jan. 6 insurrection

Raw Story  

Fox News faces another potentially ruinous legal threat related to its coverage of the 2020 election. “His challenge is to get a judge, if he files the suit, to say this was so inherently, bizarrely improbable that only a reckless person would put it into circulation,” said Vermont Law School president Rodney Smolla, a defamation expert who consulted for Dominion …

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He was once a Fox-loving MAGA loyalist of Trump — now he thinks he's the Jan. 6 scapegoat
1 year, 8 months ago

He was once a Fox-loving MAGA loyalist of Trump — now he thinks he's the Jan. 6 scapegoat

Raw Story  

For Jan. 6 attackers and pro-Donald Trump followers, Ray Epps is a villain that caused the attack on the Capitol. Speaking to "60 Minutes" on Sunday, Epps, a former Marine and Oath Keeper, explained he is in hiding, because his fellow MAGA supporters are now sending death threats. Rep. Thomas Massie publicly asked, "How did Ray Epps know that there …

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Lawyer demands Fox apologize for Jan. 6 conspiracy theory
1 year, 9 months ago

Lawyer demands Fox apologize for Jan. 6 conspiracy theory

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The lawyer for a one-time supporter of former President Donald Trump who has been caught up in a Jan. 6 conspiracy theory demanded Thursday that Fox News and host Tucker Carlson retract and apologize for repeated “falsehoods” about the man’s supposed intentions. The action taken on behalf of Raymond Epps specifically mentions a voting machine company’s pending …

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Tucker Carlson hit with formal demand for 'on-air apology' over 'lies' about Ray Epps
1 year, 9 months ago

Tucker Carlson hit with formal demand for 'on-air apology' over 'lies' about Ray Epps

Raw Story  

Fox News host Tucker Carlson has been sent a letter from an attorney representing Ray Epps, the Trump supporter who says he's been falsely accused by Carlson of being a secret federal informant. The New York Times reports that attorney Michael Teter has sent Carlson a letter demanding that he retract past "lies" he told about Epps on his show. …

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Jan. 6 demonstrator's life turned upside-down after Trump supporters falsely pinned him as an FBI plant
1 year, 11 months ago

Jan. 6 demonstrator's life turned upside-down after Trump supporters falsely pinned him as an FBI plant

Raw Story  

The man at the center of a conspiracy theory popular among supporters of former President Donald Trump told the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riots that his life was turned upside-down after he was falsely accused of being an FBI plant. As reported by NBC News, January 6 demonstrator Ray Epps described the turmoil in his life …

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Ex-Oath Keeper Ray Epps pokes holes in right-wing conspiracies during Jan. 6 panel testimony
1 year, 11 months ago

Ex-Oath Keeper Ray Epps pokes holes in right-wing conspiracies during Jan. 6 panel testimony

Raw Story  

A former Oath Keeper who has been the subject of right-wing conspiracy theories about the Jan. 6 insurrection told the House select committee he was trying to prevent violence ahead of the attack. Ray Epps, who Republican lawmakers and Fox News hosts have accused of being an undercover FBI provocateur, testified before the panel that he had believed the U.S. …

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'It's just been hell': Trump Jan. 6 rally attendee describes life after he was accused of being an FBI plant
2 years, 5 months ago

'It's just been hell': Trump Jan. 6 rally attendee describes life after he was accused of being an FBI plant

Raw Story  

In an interview with the New York Times, a supporter of Donald Trump who left his Arizona home to attend the "Stop the Steal" rally on Jan. 6 described the downward spiral his life took after he was falsely accused by far-right provocateurs as being part of a covert FBI or "Deep State" plot to incite the Capitol riot. Speaking …

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