An Arizona man named James Ray Epps is suing Fox News Media and its former primetime star host Tucker Carlson for defamation.
The New York Times first reported the news.
Epps’ lawsuit against Fox News, which does not reveal the monetary amount being sought, alleges that the network and Carlson falsely made him out to be an undercover government agent who instigated the January 6, 2021 violence at the U.S. Capitol in an effort to disparage then-President Trump and his supporters.