CNN’s fact-checking criticized in defamation case

In the high-profile case against CNN in a Florida courtroom, employees defended the network’s commitment to fairness

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Attorneys for Zachary Young, a security consultant who sued CNN for defamation, took aim at the network’s reporting and fact-checking process on Tuesday, highlighting the concerns some editors had over a Nov. 11, 2021, story about Afghans trying to flee their country during the United States’ hasty withdrawal.

Thomas Lumley, senior national security editor for CNN’s digital operation, wanted to “pause” the digital version of the story even as the television segment aired, according to Slack messages shown in court.

“I would suggest this is still very much not ready for prime time,” Lumley wrote to his superiors about the story reported by CNN national security correspondent Alex Marquardt that appeared during “The Lead with Jake Tapper.”

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