Susan McDougal's suit against Tucker Carlson was thrown out in part because of this.
Fox persuasively argues, see Def Br. at 13-15, that given Mr. Carlson’s reputation, any reasonable viewer “arrive with an appropriate amount of skepticism” about the statements he makes.
One does have to wonder if Fox News has any reasonable viewers based on how they all seem to believe everything Tucker says.
The quote from the court is found on page 12
https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/7216968/9-24-20-McDougal-v-Fox-Opinion.pdf
I haven't been able to find the referenced Defense Brief to see how Fox framed the quote. If anyone finds it, post a link here.
Fox persuasively argues, see Def Br. at 13-15, that given Mr. Carlson’s reputation, any reasonable viewer “arrive
One does have to wonder if Fox News has any reasonable viewers based on how they all seem to believe everything Tucker says.
The quote from the court is found on page 12
https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/7216968/9-24-20-McDougal-v-Fox-Opinion.pdf
I haven't been able to find the referenced Defense Brief to see how Fox framed the quote. If anyone finds it, post a link here.
