Question

In Levesque v. Doocy, the federal district court concluded Fox & Friends did not broadcast its piece with actual malice in part because:

a) The plaintiffs lacked evidence
b) The defendants admitted to false reporting
c) The news segment was pre-approved by the network
d) The broadcast was not available to the public.

Answer 1

In Levesque v. Doocy, the federal district court concluded that Fox & Friends did not broadcast its piece with actual malice, in part because the news segment was pre-approved by the network.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the case of Levesque v. Doocy, the federal district court concluded that Fox & Friends did not broadcast its piece with actual malice. One of the reasons for this conclusion was that the news segment was pre-approved by the network, which suggests that there was no reckless disregard for the truth. This is in line with the constitutional requirement that a public official must prove that a defamatory falsehood was made with knowledge that it was false or with reckless disregard for its truth.