💬 Opinion 2d ago · Elizabeth Nolan Brown

Hasan Piker's Defamation Suit Against Scott Jennings Isn't As Simple as It Seems

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Hasan Piker's Defamation Suit Against Scott Jennings Isn't As Simple as It Seems
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A lesson from this lawsuit filed by lefty streamer Hasan Piker against podcaster and CNN contributor Scott Jennings: Never be sarcastic. Never use hyperbole. It will always come back to bite you.
I happen to like hyperbole and sarcasm, though. So, I'm sympathetic to Piker's plight. Still, I'm not 100 percent certain he will—or should—win this case.
Two years ago, Piker, reacting to a debate in which a black conservative commentator complained about "woke" district attorneys, sarcastically summar

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