Fox News reported Monday that Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Tulare) has filed a $150 million lawsuit in a Virginia state court against McClatchy newspapers, which owns and operates The Fresno Bee. Nunes' lawsuit comes on the heels of a $250 million defamation lawsuit filed last month against Twitter and one of its...
Nunes 'Fake News' Attacks on Bee Focus of Vice News Story
Vice News Tonight aired a report about Congressman Devin Nunes’ attacks on The Fresno Bee on its HBO show Tuesday. (Click on the image above to view the segment.) Correspondent Alexandra Jaffe spoke with Bee reporter Mackenzie Mays and editor Joseph Kieta. The story focused on Nunes’ accusations that The...
Mimicking Trump, Local Officials Around U.S. Use ‘Fake News’ as a Weapon
By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press An Idaho state lawmaker urges her constituents to submit entries for her “fake news awards.” The Kentucky governor tweets #FAKENEWS to dismiss questions about his purchase of a home from a supporter. An aide to the Texas land commissioner uses the phrase to downplay...