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There's notice of a settlement in the suit of Joel and Mary Rich against Fox News et al. for infliction of emotional distress over the network's retracted promotion of the Seth Rich conspiracy theory.
Here's a statement from Fox News on the matter: "We are pleased with the resolution of the claims and hope this enables Mr. and Mrs. Rich to find a small degree of peace and solace moving forward.”
The Daily Beast's @willsommer reported this fall that Sean Hannity and Lou Dobbs were scheduled to give depositions in the case. I've asked Fox News whether those proceeded. https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-news-stars-sean-hannity-lou-dobbs-to-be-deposed-in-case-of-murdered-dnc-operative-seth-rich
But let's be clear about all this: Fox News's propagation of this conspiracy theory was one of the most heinous acts in media of the 21st Century. The fact that they fought the Riches in court for more than two years is an outrage of comparable magnitude.
I've long been interested in what happened to the reporter on that Seth Rich story -- Malia Zimmerman, who remained employed at Fox News but apparently stopped doing stories: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2018/03/16/fox-news-wont-say-whether-seth-rich-conspiracy-reporter-is-working-on-stories/ Fox News says she's no longer with the network.
