Judge Dismisses Libel Lawsuit Against Fox News by Former DHS Disinformation Chief

Published on July 23, 2024

A federal judge in Delaware has sided with Fox News to toss a libel lawsuit filed by Nina Jankowicz, the former director of the Department of Homeland Security’s short-lived counter-disinformation division. The July 22 decision granted the media group’s request to have the case dismissed, saying that 36 of the 37 statements Ms. Jankowicz had flagged as defamatory in her suit referred to the working group she oversaw, rather than her. Ms. Jankowicz served as the executive director of the DHS’s Disinformation Governance Board, which was tasked to coordinate agencies within the department—such as FEMA and Customs and Border Protection—and address false information around disaster responses or human trafficking along the border....

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