A recent ruling from a California appellate court found the Fox News network innocent of defamation charges that were brought by seven day laborers in the state, after their faces were featured on a "wanted poster" for a news segment discussing violent crime on the "Hannity and Colmes" show.
The only problem was, there's no solid evidence that the immigrants had anything to do with the violent crime story, a four-minute broadcast that revolved around anti-immigration crusader John Monti, who claimed to have been attacked by the day laborers.
Under the incendiary caption "Manhunt At The Border," Fox News displayed the "wanted poster" with the heading "Wanted—Robbery, Assault and Battery," effectively giving the impression that the laborers were tied to the violent crimes and wanted by law enforcement.
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