Jurors in CNN defamation case urged to 'stand up against fake news' in closing arguments

U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young sued CNN over its allegedly defamatory report that falsely accused him of exploiting desperate Afghans seeking evacuation from Afghanistan on a “black market” Young ’s lead attorney, Vel Freedman , implored jurors to “stand up against fake news” Freedman argued the report was “a calculated attack by CNN on [Zakary] character that has inflicted deep and lasting wounds”.