Remember that viral video of a high school student and a Native American activist on the National Mall back in January? A federal judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit against the Washington Post today that stemmed from its coverage of the event.
A federal judge on Friday dismissed a multi-million dollar defamation lawsuit against The Washington Post over its coverage of an interaction between a Kentucky high school student and a Native American activist on the National Mall, which gained national attention after the video went viral.
Bertelsman added that the Post did not report factually that Sandmann was acting in a criminally violent manner. He added that many of the statements that Sandmann alleged were defamatory were not actually about him but about the students as a whole. In the viral video, Sandmann appears to be wearing a Make America Great Again hat while smirking and staring down an older Native American man as he sings and beats a drum. The interaction hit a nerve on social media and Sandmann was castigated for apparently intimidating a person of color.
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