A federal appeals court has reinstated a defamation lawsuit by Project Veritas against CNN, initially dismissed by a lower court. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that CNN’s on-air statement, alleging that Project Veritas was suspended from Twitter for “promoting disinformation,” could be seen as damaging and potentially made with actual malice. The court’s decision emphasizes the importance of truth in media reporting, allowing the case to proceed toward a possible jury trial. Project Veritas had sued CNN after refusing to retract the statement following the group’s suspension in 2021.
