A jury in Panama City, Florida, on Friday found that CNN defamed a U.S. Navy veteran in a 2021 story about people paid to rescue endangered Afghans following the Taliban takeover of the country

A Florida jury found that CNN liable of defaming Navy veteran Zachary Young on Friday, and awarded him a total of $5 million. The post BREAKING: Florida Jury Finds CNN Defamed Navy Veteran, Awards Him Millions in Damages first appeared on Mediaite.

The jury deliberated for more than eight hours starting before ruling in favor of Zachary Young in his defamation suit against CNN.