Seth Rich's Family Receives Settlements, Retractions from Fox News, Conspiracy Theory Traffickers
The Washington PostGetty Images There is no greater recent example of the destructive power of the conservative media ecosystem than the inhumane use of the murder of DNC staffer Seth Rich as a political cudgel through the development of a transparently ludicrous conspiracy theory. While the exploitation of the Rich family's tragedy took place right out in the open, with more than a few conservative TV stars flogging it until the story bled water, the Rich family's largely successful pursuit of justice against its tormentors has taken place in a place far distant from the noise and glare, Fr...