I actually count this as a subtle "win" for Taibbi. Aside fr...

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I actually count this as a subtle "win" for Taibbi. Aside from looking kind of like a doofus for bringing this case, it has the side-effect of "proving in court" that there is no evidence that he actually got paid to do any of this "right wing stuff".
If the defamation case stood, it would follow that he did in fact do all the things the book hints at. But since the case was dismissed, the conclusion is that the book is blowing a lot of smoke and mirrors but with no substantive evidence.

https://reason.com/volokh/2026/05/06/court-dismisses-matt-taibbis-defamation-lawsuit-over-owned-how-tech-billionaires-bought-the-loudest-voices-on-the-left/

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