Fox News, Family of Slain DNC Staffer Seth Rich Settle Lawsuit
Fox News Channel settled a lawsuit over their fabricated report that Seth Rich leaked DNC emails to WikiLeaks during the 2016 presidential campaign.
- Published 24 November 2020
This article was republished here with permission from The Associated Press, however it is no longer available to read on Snopes.com.
NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News has reached a settlement with slain Democratic National Committee employee Seth Rich’s parents, who alleged in a lawsuit that the cable news company exploited their son’s death in stories and commentary. Both sides confirmed the settlement on Tuesday. Rich was shot and killed in 2016 in Washington, D.C., in what authorities described as a botched robbery attempt. His parents, Joel and Mary Rich, had objected to a Fox article…