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Lawsuit against ex-Overstock CEO over 2020 election film collapses on 'actual malice' standard

A defamation suit brought by a former Dominion Voting Systems executive against Patrick Byrne over his 2020 film 'The Deep Rig' has fallen apart, with the court applying the 'actual malice' standard. The ruling reinforces the high bar for defamation claims against public figures and may discourage similar litigation over election-related speech.

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