Project Veritas Takes CNN to 11th Circuit Court in Defamation Lawsuit

• Project Veritas is appealing a decision from a federal judge who sided with CNN’s request to dismiss a defamation case against them despite that judge agreeing that there was a difference between the facts and what CNN reported. • Last year, Project Veritas sued CNN for defamation claiming the journalist organization was suspended from Twitter for “misinformation,” despite CNN knowing that Project Veritas was suspended for inadvertently displaying a lamppost with a house number (but nothing else) on it. • In a video breaking down the decision to appeal the judge’s decision in this suit, Project Veritas Founder and CEO, James O’Keefe, attributed the dismissal to “flawed caselaw” and “mental gymnastics.” • Federal Judge Steve Jones’ decision: “While there is some difference between violating a policy by providing incorrect or misleading information and violating a policy by truthfully providing someone’s private information... the distinction is not enough to make the statement at issue actionable as