Ray Epps, the Arizona man that conspiracy theorists falsely claim led an FBI plot to orchestrate the January 6 insurrection, filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against Fox News, accusing the right-wing channel and former host Tucker Carlson of defamation.

"Fox's lies about Epps reached hundreds of millions of people and caused enormous harm to Epps," the lawsuit said, accusing the network of running a "years-long campaign spreading falsehoods" about him that "destroyed" his life.

"As Fox recently learned in its litigation against Dominion Voting Systems, its lies have consequences," the lawsuit added.

Spokespeople for Fox News did not immediately return a request for comment. Neither did Carlson.

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