An appellate court just tossed the defamation lawsuit that ex-President Joe Biden's so-called disinformation czar brought against Fox News. 

Townhall reports that the Third Circuit Court of Appeals did so last week.

Nina Jankowicz, as we will see, is lamenting her defeat.

Court Tosses Nina Jankowicz’s Fox News Defamation Appeal, Ending ‘Disinfo Czar’ Lawsuit

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Townhall explains the background of the case.

It writes, "In 2023, Jankowicz filed a defamation suit against Fox News, claiming the outlet told "'destructive' lies that harmed her career and threatened her safety."

The lawsuit, however, did not get very far. Townhall continues:

That suit was tossed out by a judge last year, and NBC News reported the judge, "In rejecting Jankowicz’s claims, the judge said that 36 of the 37 statements made on Fox News programs were about the disinformation board and not Jankowicz. The judge ruled that the remaining statement — which was also a reference to the board and not Jankowicz, despite showing an image of her as it was said — was not disinformation because it was a factual statement that matched the wording in the board’s own charter describing its purpose."

Fox News celebrated the ruling, claiming it to be a victory for free speech. But, Jankowicz did not back down.

Rather, she appealed the matter.

It's still a "no"

The lawsuit recently made it before the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, and it too is not buying what Jankowicz is selling.

The court, in part, wrote:

Jankowicz argues that the many statements made by Fox about the Board were also of and concerning her because "Fox repeatedly used Jankowicz's photo when discussing the Board" and because "Fox often referenced the Board and Jankowicz in the same statement or the same segment." But these allegations are not enough to transform criticism of the Board into statements of and concerning Jankowicz.

It is unclear whether or not Jankowicz will pursue the matter further.

But, she has already released a lengthy public statement on the latest court ruling.

She, in part, wrote:

That said, I am more than disappointed with the Third Circuit’s decision; I am furious. Since I resigned my appointment at DHS 40 months ago, I have become well-acquainted with an American justice system that too often protects offenders instead of victims. It is a justice system that, in this crucial moment, doesn’t seem capable of reconciling decades-old precedent with the realities of violent political rhetoric in the digital age. As the nation reels from the highest profile political assassination in decades, following a year of other high profile acts of political violence, it’s hard not to interpret the Third Circuit’s decision as a shrug: to the suffering Fox’s coverage caused me, to the suffering the network’s lies have caused others, and to our suffering democracy, abdicating the role the courts might play in healing our poisoned political discourse.