Liberty University announced on Wednesday that it sued The New York Times for defamation over a March story about an alleged coronavirus outbreak at the school. The University in Lynchburg, Virginia, called the article a "fictional tale' meant to function as "click-bait," after the story claimed there was a COVID-19 outbreak that happened during an attempted reopening, The New York Post reported. The case was reportedly filed in the Virginia Circuit Court and cites the Times' March 29 story titled, “Liberty University Brings Back Its Students, and Coronavirus Fears, Too." The story claimed that about 12 students “were sick with symptoms that suggested Covid-19,” when the school reopened its doors. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe Times did not respond to Fox News' request for comment.

Source: Fox News July 16, 2020 02:03 UTC