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The private detective who ignited a false conspiracy theory about a murdered Democratic National Committee staffer sued Fox News and others on Tuesday, saying the network "created fake news to advance President Trump’s agenda."
Rod Wheeler — a former DC Metropolitan Police Department homicide detective, who, per his LinkedIn, has been a contributor to Fox News since 2002 — said in the lawsuit that a quote was attributed to him that he never said.
In a Fox News article, Wheeler said in May that the murdered staffer, Seth Rich, was in communication with Wikileaks and leaked DNC emails during the 2016 presidential campaign — not Russia, as major US intelligence agencies concluded. President Trump's campaign is under multiple investigations to determine if it colluded with Russia to tip the election in his favor.
Fox News — specifically personality Sean Hannity — was a chief peddler of the Rich conspiracy theory, and had to retract the story. Hannity also said he would stop pushing the theory.
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Here's more reading on the fake conspiracy theory:
Meet The Private Detective Who Ignited A Clinton Conspiracy Theory
The Private Detective Who Ignited A Clinton Conspiracy Theory Says He Was Misquoted
The Man Behind The Seth Rich Private Investigation Has A White House Connection
The Family Of A Murdered DNC Staffer Has Rejected A Report Linking His Death To WikiLeaks
Fox News Has Retracted Its Seth Rich Story
Sean Hannity Says That, For Now, He'll Stop Spreading Conspiracy Theories About Seth Rich On Fox News
Here's the lawsuit
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