Judge dismisses Ray Epps defamation case against Fox News
Left: Ray Epps is seen talking with accused Jan. 6 rioter and Proud Boys member Ryan Samsel near the Peace Circle monument (via FBI court filing). Right: Photo of Tucker Carlson (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images).

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An Arizona man who became a central figure in a right-wing conspiracy theory about the origins of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has lost his court case against Fox News, which he accused of defaming him in the wake of the historic violence.

James Ray Epps said that Tucker Carlson — who parted ways with the network in the wake of its massive settlement with Dominion Voting Systems in April 2023 — falsely implicated Epps as a government plant who “helped stage-manage” the melee. As a result of the publicity, Epps says, he and his wife faced online attacks and threats of violence so severe that they had to leave their home and live in their RV.

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