Owens Loses Appeal In Suit Against FB Fact-Checkers

The Associated Press reports:

Delaware’s Supreme Court has upheld a judge’s dismissal of a lawsuit filed by conservative political commentator Candace Owens against USA Today and another media organization over fact-checking coronavirus posts she made on Facebook.

After oral arguments two weeks ago, the court issued a two-paragraph order Tuesday affirming the July decision by Superior Court Judge Craig Karsnitz.

Lead Stories published an article in April 2020 about a Facebook post in which Owens claimed the way government officials counted COVID-19 deaths overstated the pandemic’s scope and dangers. The article labeled Owens’ post with the terms “Hoax Alert” and “False.”

Read the full article. Owens claims that the fact-checking interfered with her ability to promote her book on Facebook.

This is why @RealCandaceO lost her lawsuit attempt against us and @USATODAY:

“Owens had failed to state an actionable claim against USA Today or Lead Stories LLC”

“Owens had failed to show that statements made by Lead Stories were false”
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— Lead Stories (@LeadStoriesCom) February 23, 2022