{"id":3599,"date":"2026-07-16T06:11:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T06:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=3599"},"modified":"2026-07-16T06:11:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T06:11:07","slug":"shark-tank-star-and-fox-news-sued-over-wild-conspiracy-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=3599","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Shark Tank\u2019 Star and Fox News Sued Over Wild Conspiracy Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p><i>Shark Tank<\/i> star Kevin O\u2019Leary and Fox News have been sued for defamation after the businessman repeatedly said on air that opponents of his Utah data center project were instruments of the Chinese Communist Party.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=3598\">Trump\u2019s Liberal In-Law Posts Veiled Rebuke to Relatives<\/a><\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Leary, a multimillionaire investor and television personality, accused the founders of two Utah nonprofits who opposed his 40,000-acre data center project of being agents of the Chinese government during at least 10 appearances on Fox News.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The nonprofits, Alliance for a Better Utah and Elevate Strategies, along with their respective leaders, Joshua Kanter and Gabrielle Finlayson, sued both O\u2019Leary and Fox News for defamation over the ludicrous claims, according to Politico.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The , which was filed on Wednesday, alleges that O\u2019Leary said on air that the nonprofits and their leaders were \u201cproxies of the Chinese government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Leary, 72, insisted during multiple appearances on the network that he had hired a team of data scientists that discovered \u201ctwo cells inside of Utah\u201d who were working under the instruction of the Chinese Communist Party, identifying those \u201ccells\u201d as Alliance for a Better Utah and Elevate Strategies and calling out their founders explicitly.<\/p>\n<p>The suit alleged that Fox News continued to host O\u2019Leary and air his false accusations even after Kanter and Finlayson had publicly denied them.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Leary, who is not a U.S. citizen, issued a statement on social media on June 25 retracting his claims, admitting he had \u201cno evidence\u201d that Kanter, Finlayson, and Taylor Knuth, executive director of the Alliance for a Better Utah, \u201care funded by China or the Chinese Communist Party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fox News also walked back O\u2019Leary\u2019s accusations, delivering an on-air apology at the conclusion of its <i>Big Weekend Show<\/i> on June 27.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKevin O\u2019Leary appeared as a guest on the show on May 24 and discussed the ongoing controversy surrounding his planned data center project in Utah,\u201d host Johnny Joey Jones said. \u201cHe made certain claims relating to the opponents of his project. Mr. O\u2019Leary has now corrected the record and explained he has \u2018no evidence\u2019 that the Alliance for a Better Utah, Josh Kanter, or Taylor Knuth are funded by China or the Chinese communist party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maria Bartiromo, on whose show O\u2019Leary made the baseless claim, issued an apology last month for her guest\u2019s remarks.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=3596\">JD Vance\u2019s Own Secret Service Agents Leak Jaw-Dropping Diva Demands<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. O\u2019Leary has now corrected the record and explained that he has no evidence that the Alliance for a Better Utah, Elevate Strategies, Josh Kanter, Taylor Knuth, or Gabriel Finlayson are funded by China or the Chinese Communist Party,\u201d Bartiromo said on her June 26 show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFox News Media is likewise aware of no evidence that they are funded by, acting at the direction of, or coordinating with Chinese interests in opposing Kevin O\u2019Leary\u2019s project. Fox News Media apologizes for the error.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, despite the network\u2019s apology and O\u2019Leary\u2019s backtracking, Kanter and Finlayson argued that the reputational damage had already been done, and also cited the fact that O\u2019Leary\u2019s segments remain publicly available on Fox\u2019s digital platforms.<\/p>\n<p>A rep for O\u2019Leary did not immediately return the Daily Beast\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Reached for comment, Fox News Media told the Daily Beast in a statement: \u201cFOX News Media publicly corrected the record on every program where on-air guest Kevin O\u2019Leary\u2019s comments were made, all of which was extensively publicized. We will vigorously defend against this lawsuit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fox News settled a defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems in 2023 for a jaw-dropping $787.5 million.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Leary\u2019s proposed data center, which is nearly the size of Washington, D.C., has faced immense pushback from local Utah residents over its environmental impact, power consumption, and water use.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint stated that the businessman\u2019s Stratos Project \u201cencountered what virtually all data center developers across the country have had to contend with over the last few years: intense scrutiny from local residents, community organizations, and elected officials on both sides of the aisle.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cRather than answering the community\u2019s questions and addressing their concerns about his project, O\u2019Leary went on the attack and singled out Plaintiffs in particular, even though Plaintiffs had barely engaged with the data center project,\u201d the complaint said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=3594\">Feds Issue Bombshell Warning on Trump\u2019s Attack on Our Rights<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shark Tank star Kevin O\u2019Leary and Fox News have been sued for defamation after the businessman repeatedly said on air that opponents of his Utah data center project were instruments of the Chinese Communist Party. 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