Tracking scandals and controversies involving Newsmax, the conservative satellite/cable news outlet.
Newsmax And Other Conservative Outlets Sued Over Misidentifying Man As Mass Shooter. “A 36-year-old Dallas man had the bad luck to share the same name, Mauricio Garcia, as the mass shooter who killed eight people and wounded seven at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas on May 6, 2023, and is now suing multiple media outlets whom he says falsely identified him as the shooter, causing “damage his reputation and image” and “a severe degree of mental stress, anguish, fear, personal embarrassment, and psychological harm which has disrupted his daily affairs.”” [Mediaite]
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