CNN liable for defamation over story on Afghanistan 'black market' rescues

A Florida jury found CNN defamed a security consultant in a story that suggested he was charging "exorbitant prices" to evacuate people trying to flee Afghanistan after the U.S. withdrawal in 2021.

Jan 17, 2025 - 20:05
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CNN liable for defamation over story on Afghanistan 'black market' rescues
Security contractor Zachary Young alleges CNN defamed him in a November 2021 report, shown above, about Afghans

A Florida jury found CNN defamed a security consultant in a story that suggested he was charging "exorbitant prices" to evacuate people trying to flee Afghanistan after the U.S. withdrawal in 2021.

(Image credit: CNN via Internet Archive/Screenshot by NPR)

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