法官驳回了Ray Epps对Fox News的诽谤诉讼, 罪名是指控FBI的假间谍指控。 Judge dismisses Ray Epps' defamation lawsuit against Fox News over claims of false FBI agent accusations.

一名联邦法官驳回了Ray Epps对Fox News的诽谤诉讼。 Ray Epps是1月6日国会暴动参与者。 A federal judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit by Ray Epps, a January 6 Capitol riot participant, against Fox News. Epps声称,Fox News和主持人Tucker Carlson错误地指控他是煽动暴力的联邦调查局特工。 Epps alleged that Fox News and host Tucker Carlson falsely accused him of being an FBI agent who incited the violence. 法官Jennifer L. Hall裁定Epps未能证明Fox的行为为“实际恶意”, Judge Jennifer L. Hall ruled that Epps failed to prove Fox acted with "actual malice," and the case was dismissed without comment. Fox News引述了这一决定,称其维护了第一修正案的新闻自由。 Fox News cited this decision as preserving First Amendment press freedoms.