"Veritas committed one infraction—it violated a policy regarding the publishing of private information, but CNN falsely accused it of violating a completely different policy—spreading misinformation," the appeals court stated.

A federal appeals court on Thursday revived a defamation lawsuit accusing CNN of defaming Project Veritas in its explanation of why the conservative group, which is often accused of using deceptive tactics,

A federal appeals court panel has reinstated a defamation lawsuit filed by the conservative media watchdog Project Veritas against CNN and remanded the case to a federal trial court in Atlanta. The incident in question took place on Feb.

Far-right activist group Project Veritas can advance defamation claims against CNN over a journalist’s inaccurate on-air statement about the reason for the group’s suspension from Twitter, an 11th Circuit panel ruled on Thursday.