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kpete

(71,986 posts)
Tue Aug 17, 2021, 12:16 PM Aug 2021

OAN predictably loses its appeal in its defamation lawsuit against Rachel Maddow,

Two years ago,
@maddow
said OAN was "Russian propaganda." OAN sued for $10 million.

Today, an appeals court said "Maddow’s statement was well within the bounds of what qualified as protected speech under the First Amendment."

OAN will pay MSNBC $250,000 to reimburse legal fees


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OAN predictably loses its appeal in its defamation lawsuit against Rachel Maddow, (Original Post) kpete Aug 2021 OP
"..OAN will pay MSNBC $250,000 to reimburse legal fees..." uponit7771 Aug 2021 #1
that's got to hurt samsingh Aug 2021 #3
MSNBC probably spends $250,000 TlalocW Aug 2021 #7
Agreed! ProfessorGAC Aug 2021 #11
exactly samsingh Aug 2021 #12
$1,600,000,000 for Dominion Voting Systems will hurt OAN a lot more. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2021 #9
Cheers, Rachel! The Unmitigated Gall Aug 2021 #2
Get OAN to pay up before they are bankrupted by Dominion. Marcuse Aug 2021 #4
Who are the "snow flakes" now? multigraincracker Aug 2021 #5
How many SCantiGOP Aug 2021 #6
Rachel's fact-checking staff are the best! FakeNoose Aug 2021 #8
I love her! She's one of the very very few that I'll listen to, if and when I ever do listen. SWBTATTReg Aug 2021 #13
It ain't libel if it's true... Wounded Bear Aug 2021 #10
I hope Devin Nunes is paying attention. Vinca Aug 2021 #14

TlalocW

(15,381 posts)
7. MSNBC probably spends $250,000
Tue Aug 17, 2021, 02:17 PM
Aug 2021

A year on donuts for their employees. OAN needs that money for more important operations for the company.

TlalocW

ProfessorGAC

(65,008 posts)
11. Agreed!
Tue Aug 17, 2021, 02:47 PM
Aug 2021

Herring Networks (owner of the pissant oann) is only valued at around $160 million, including the debt. That puny network is only around 15% of the company.
So, including the debt, it might be worth $24 million. Equity is likely under $12 million.
That suit is big trouble for the "the bigger the lie, the better" network.

SCantiGOP

(13,869 posts)
6. How many
Tue Aug 17, 2021, 02:14 PM
Aug 2021

fake testosterone, reverse mortgage and car warranty commercials does it take for OAN to make $250,000?

FakeNoose

(32,634 posts)
8. Rachel's fact-checking staff are the best!
Tue Aug 17, 2021, 02:18 PM
Aug 2021


She makes very few mistakes. And the few times she's ever made an error, she has made a sincere retraction immediately.

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