A jury in Florida found CNN liable for defamation against Navy veteran Zachary Young and awarded him $5 million. CNN then settled the lawsuit before a punitive damage award could be determined. The case stems from a 2021 CNN report that falsely accused Young of running a black market to exploit Afghan refugees, leading to the destruction of his business. The article was based on demonstrably false claims and included threats made by CNN staff against Young. This case highlights the dangers of unchecked media bias and the potential consequences for individuals targeted by false accusations.
The six-person jury in Panama City, Florida, had already found CNN liable for defamation and awarded Navy veteran Zachary Young $5 million in damages. Obviously, the now Convicted News Network was terrified of what the punitive amount could be and decided to settle.Back in 2021, amid Joe Biden’s disastrous bugout from Afghanistan, CNN was desperate to take the heat off of their precious Biden. That meant creating a distraction in the form of a villain for America to hate.
There was just one problem: none of it was true. Nevertheless, with its jury-proven lies, CNN destroyed Young’s business. Further,CNN correspondent and convicted liar Alex Marquardt flat out said he wanted to “nail this Zachary Young mfucker” and promised that the story would be his “funeral.” Convicted liar Marquardt’s editor, Matthew Phillips, then replied with: “gonna hold you to that cowboy!” Then a CNN senior editor named Fuzz Hogan called Young “a shit.
Ask yourself this: when is the last time CNNLOL broke a major story that did not turn out to be a hoax?
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