NC judge dismisses libel case against Project Veritas

By Emery P. Dalesio, The Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. — A federal judge is dismissing a lawsuit claiming a North Carolina woman was libeled by a conservative group that produces “sting” videos intended to embarrass liberal organizations and media outfits.

U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger on Wednesday stopped the trial against Project Veritas, founder James O’Keefe and its tax-exempt social welfare affiliate Project Veritas Action before jurors considered the case.

Attorneys for O’Keefe and the organization known for videotaping people without their knowledge argued successfully that Shirley Teter’s lawyers hadn’t proved the videos depicting her were published despite knowing the information was false or not caring whether they were false.

The 71-year-old Asheville woman claimed online videos released by Project Veritas Action Fund linked her to a purported plot by Democratic operatives to incite violence at Donald Trump campaign rallies.

Emery P. Dalesio, The Associated Press

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