Fox News, ‘Shark Tank’ Star Sued For Claiming Data Center Critics Connected To CCP

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Fox News, ‘Shark Tank’ Star Sued For Claiming Data Center Critics Connected To CCP

1 sourceUpdated Jul 17, 2026

Shark Tank investor Kevin O'Leary and Fox News are facing a defamation lawsuit from a pair of Utah nonprofits and their founders over O'Leary's on-air claims that they worked for the Chinese Communist Party.

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