Are you for real? I did not make that up, here's the Actual Case:
McDougal v. Fox News Network, LLC, No. 1:2019cv11161 - Document 39 (S.D.N.Y. 2020) case opinion from the Southern District of New York US Federal District Court
law.justia.com
In it, Fox lawyers defend Tucker Carlsen in a defamation case against Karen McDougal by essentially saying that no reasonable person would believe everything Carlsen says. The Judge agreed and dismissed the case... Here is part of her statement when she did:
"The "'general tenor' of the show should then inform a viewer that [Carlson] is not 'stating actual facts' about the topics he discusses and is instead engaging in 'exaggeration' and 'non-literal commentary.' "
"Fox persuasively argues, that given Mr. Carlson's reputation, any reasonable viewer 'arrive
with an appropriate amount of skepticism' about the statement he makes."
I'm saying that Trump could use a similar defense given his easily proven "general Tenor" for exaggeration and non-literal commentary.