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$25M in Libel Damages Based on Newspapers' Misidentification of Plaintiff as Broadcaster Who Used Racial Slurs
Summary
Nutrition label
58% Informative
An announcer for a livestream cursed and called one team by a racial epithet as the players kneeled during the national anthem.
The broadcasters told their listeners on the livestream that they would return after a break.
One of the men said: "I hope Norman gets their ass kicked (Expletive) (epithet).".
VR Score
57
Informative language
53
Neutral language
63
Article tone
informal
Language
English
Language complexity
51
Offensive language
offensive
Hate speech
possibly hateful
Attention-grabbing headline
not detected
Known propaganda techniques
detected
Time-value
short-lived
External references
4
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/scott-sapulpa-25-million-the-oklahoman-mistakenly-identified-him-racist-announcer/https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2024/02/05/jury-says-the-oklahoman-defamed-announcer-awards-25-million-in-damages-gannett-to-appeal/72484954007/https://oscn.net/dockets/GetCaseInformation.aspx?db=muskogee&number=CJ-2021-00100&cmid=364759https://www.theroot.com/high-school-basketball-announcer-who-hurled-n-word-at-p-1846470800
Source diversity
4