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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Fri Jul 10, 2015, 06:47 PM Jul 2015

Paris: Case against Fox News has been filed

By Erik Wemple July 10 at 11:51 AM

As reported this week, Fox News told the Erik Wemple Blog that it still hadn’t seen the lawsuit from the city of Paris regarding the network’s talk about “no-go zones” in the aftermath of the January Charlie Hebdo massacre. Fox News commentators — as well as those from competing outlets — spoke of neighborhoods where civil order had broken down and sharia law ruled folks’ lives. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo in the weeks after all the coverage vowed to sue Fox News for spreading such false reports, even though Fox News apologized.

Paris this morning responded aux questions du Blogue D’Erik Wemple. Mélanie Rigaud, a press liaison for Hidalgo’s office, wrote, “A complaint has been filed in Paris according to the commitments made by Mayor Hidalgo. The French justice is working on the case.” We’ve asked for a copy of the filing and for an indication of when Fox News would receive the document; no response yet. As reported previously in this space, lawsuits in France aren’t publicly filed.

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Paris: Case against Fox News has been filed (Original Post) DonViejo Jul 2015 OP

This will be fun to watch Gothmog Jul 2015 #1

Any and all fox news entities should be outlawed everywhere but in America randys1 Jul 2015 #2

fascist much? Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2015 #7

That way we can proudly be known as the land of bullshit. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2015 #9

Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights protects free speech. BlueEye Jul 2015 #10

+1000 ncjustice80 Jul 2015 #12

Interesting Turbineguy Jul 2015 #3

Merci beaucoup, Paris. raging moderate Jul 2015 #4

the lied. and they will lie about lying. spanone Jul 2015 #5

Hey, France, this is the kind of bullshit media we have to put up with. Enthusiast Jul 2015 #6

DonViejo Diclotican Jul 2015 #8

well then.... irisblue Jul 2015 #11

Gothmog

(145,291 posts)

1. This will be fun to watch

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 06:47 PM

Jul 2015

randys1

(16,286 posts)

2. Any and all fox news entities should be outlawed everywhere but in America

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 06:50 PM

Jul 2015

if they dont have our free speech laws.

Then they can sit here in America and openly lie about everything

Nuclear Unicorn

(19,497 posts)

7. fascist much?

Reply to randys1 (Reply #2)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 09:18 PM

Jul 2015

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)

9. That way we can proudly be known as the land of bullshit.

Reply to randys1 (Reply #2)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 09:30 PM

Jul 2015

BlueEye

(449 posts)

10. Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights protects free speech.

Reply to randys1 (Reply #2)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 09:32 PM

Jul 2015

http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/

So no, Fox should not be outlawed anywhere. Instead, people should speak the truth and be heard. And when Fox commits libel/slander, then (and only then) should action be taken, and not without due process.

ncjustice80

(948 posts)

12. +1000

Reply to randys1 (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 11, 2015, 02:03 AM

Jul 2015

Yup- Fox News is essentially a Hate Speech network. While we don't have hate speech laws in the U.S.- other countries need to aggressively prosecute them. Maybe a barrage of out-of-country law suits and other civil actions will finally be enough to pull the plug on the network?

One can dream!

Turbineguy

(37,337 posts)

3. Interesting

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 06:51 PM

Jul 2015

Fox News is not used to be held to account.

raging moderate

(4,305 posts)

4. Merci beaucoup, Paris.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 06:52 PM

Jul 2015

Tres bien!

spanone

(135,843 posts)

5. the lied. and they will lie about lying.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 07:12 PM

Jul 2015

fox is a cancer on society.

Enthusiast

(50,983 posts)

6. Hey, France, this is the kind of bullshit media we have to put up with.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 09:02 PM

Jul 2015

It's damn near criminal. This media is fucking horrible. Fox is but one example.

Diclotican

(5,095 posts)

8. DonViejo

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 09:21 PM

Jul 2015

DonViejo

GOOD - now let the show begin - It is time to hold Fox News accountable - even if they have said they are sorry - about lying outright...

Diclotican

irisblue

(32,980 posts)

11. well then....

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 09:55 PM

Jul 2015

a bunch of first lawyers have colon clutches....; I awaiting more info...

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