A Fox News contributor and former homicide detective sued the network and its parent company, 21st Century Fox, over a discredited news article about the murder of a Democratic National Committee staffer, alleging that it falsely quoted and defamed him. Rod Wheeler, who on Tuesday filed the suit in New York federal court, alleged that he was misquoted to bolster a conspiracy theory that the staffer, Seth Rich, was murdered in...

Source: Wall Street Journal August 01, 2017 16:41 UTC