Tag: libel

Cameron Kasky on the way to the CNN town hall (image courtesy Kasky's Twitter)

Right-Wing Thugs Hound FL School Shooting Survivor Off Facebook (TWEETS/VIDEO)

A significant element of the right-wing fringe spent most of Wednesday pitching a hissy fit. One of their heroes, Jim Hoft of Gateway Pundit,...
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend (image courtesy BET)

Chrissy Teigen And John Legend Push Back Against Trumpkin Slander (TWEETS)

Without a doubt, the Donald Trump tailenders who are most deserving of being called deplorables are the bloggers and pseudo-journalists who seem to be...
Roy Moore on the campaign trail for Senate (image courtesy Moore's Facebook)

Roy Moore Threatens To Sue Reporters–And His Accusers Too (TWEET)

To hear former Alabama chief justice Roy Moore talk, the allegations that he molested women and pursued girls young enough to be his daughter...

Trump STILL Thinks He Can Change The Libel Laws To Avoid...

One of President Donald Trump's favorite ways to mislead his supporters is by attacking the media for reporting "dishonest" things about him and threatening...
Sean Spicer at the 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference (image courtesy Gage Skidmore, available under a Creative Commons BY-SA license)

White House Tries To Discredit Reporter With Nasty Rumor–And Fails (TWEET)

The Donald Trump administration is in all-out war with the media. That's no secret. But over the weekend, the White House ramped up its...
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Legal Expert: Donald Trump’s Threatened Lawsuit Against His Accusers Is ‘Basically...

Donald Trump turned a lot of heads on Saturday when he threatened to file a massive lawsuit against the many women who have accused him of sexually...
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Guess Who’s Just Been Hit With A $4 Million Lawsuit, And...

Donald Trump (aka Mr. Lawsuit) has just been hit with one himself. This time it's coming from a top GOP strategist, Cheri Jacobus. Jacobus...
Donald Trump at the 2015 Conservative Political Action Conference (image courtesy Gage Skidmore, available under a Creative Commons-Noncommercial license)

Donald Trump Wants To ‘Open Up Those Libel Laws’ To Gag...

Believe it or not, the most frightening part of Donald Trump's speech in Fort Worth on Friday wasn't the red meat he threw to...
Deborah Nucatola (via screengrab from YouTube)

Fundies’ Own Footage Proves Abortion Services Provider Does Not Sell Fetal...

On Wednesday, an obscure pro-life group rushed out with what looked to be a devastating revelation--it claimed to have caught a top official with...

Glenn Beck Claims Boston Bombing Victim Is Public Figure, So Libel...

You may remember that in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing, Glenn Beck claimed that it had been partially financed by an Arab...