Federal Court Revives Project Veritas Defamation Case Against CNN

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated a defamation lawsuit against CNN by Project Veritas, a controversial conservative media organization, over misleading statements made by former anchor Ana Cabrera regarding the group's suspension from Twitter. Cabrera had implied that Project Veritas was banned for 'promoting misinformation', while the actual reason was a violation of Twitter's doxxing policy for sharing private information. The appeals court ruled that Project Veritas has plausibly alleged a defamation claim under New York law and that CNN may have acted with actual malice. The case was initially dismissed by a lower court, which the appeals panel found applied the wrong standard in its decision. Project Veritas celebrated the ruling as a significant victory, while CNN has not yet responded to the developments. The case will now proceed to trial in federal court in Atlanta.