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Kash Patel’s lawsuit accusing blogger of defamation thrown out by Las Vegas judge

Crooks and Liars and Las Vegas Review-Journal describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedChief U.S. District Judge Andrew Gordon granted Jim Stewartson’s motions to dismiss and to vacate a prior default judgment in his order.
What changedThe left frames it as "Kash Patel Loses Lawsuit Against Blogger Who Called Him A 'Googly-Eyed Kremlin B*tch'". The right frames it as "Kash Patel’s lawsuit accusing blogger of defamation thrown out by Las Vegas judge".
ConfidenceLow. Two-source or narrow-bucket comparison.
Archive healthDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 buckets

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Different Spin. The left frames it as "Kash Patel Loses Lawsuit Against Blogger Who Called Him A 'Googly-Eyed Kremlin B*tch'". The right frames it as "Kash Patel’s lawsuit accusing blogger of defamation thrown out by Las Vegas judge".

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Jul 29, 10:03 PM: Crooks and Liars joined the source map.

Jul 29, 11:50 PM: Las Vegas Review-Journal joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 78/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.

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Kash Patel’s lawsuit accusing blogger of defamation thrown out by Las Vegas judge

Chief U.S. District Judge Andrew Gordon granted Jim Stewartson’s motions to dismiss and to vacate a prior default judgment in his order.

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Kash Patel Loses Lawsuit Against Blogger Who Called Him A 'Googly-Eyed Kremlin B*tch'

A federal judge in Nevada has thrown out FBI Director Kash Patel's $10 million (!!!) defamation lawsuit against blogger Jim Stewartson — the guy Patel sued for calling him a "Kremlin asset"...

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