A better corollary is Fox News' defense of Tucker Carlson in a defamation case in which they claimed he couldn't be taken literally because his audience expects exaggeration and bloviation. In that case and Powell's case they are admitting that no "reasonable person" should expect accuracy.
Yes, it was obvious she was full of **** every time she opened her mouth or filed a motion. You and I could see that clear as day. The true believers in the steal ran with it as statements of fact though. They repeated it on twitter, conservative blogs and on West Mall.
That's what makes the legal arguments so important when establishing their integrity. At least Tucker is a paid entertainer wheras Powell is may now be claiming something similar but she's a lawyer by trade and was in the midst of multiple legal cases on the subject. Accuracy in her public statements was even more important at that moment. This nobody is dumb enough to believe her statements as facts is laughable. Dominion's response should be easy enough, replete with conservative media echo chambers and twitter.
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