Elevate Strategies

Kevin O’Leary and Fox News are being sued for defamation by two Utah-based political organizations over his claims that they were linked to the Chinese Communist Party. The lawsuit alleges reputational harm and seeks damages, while O’Leary’s attorney called it a 'cash grab.'

Kevin O’Leary and Fox News Media are sued by a Utah nonprofit and political consulting firm for falsely alleging they worked for the Chinese Communist Party to oppose O’Leary’s data center project. The plaintiffs claim O’Leary repeated baseless accusations in media appearances, while Fox amplified them without verification. Both parties later retracted the claims after legal pressure.

Kevin O'Leary and Fox News are being sued for defamation after O'Leary accused critics of his Stratos data center project in Utah of being foreign agents backed by the Chinese Communist Party. The lawsuit, filed by Alliance for a Better Utah, Elevate Strategies, and their founders, alleges false claims caused reputational and economic harm. O'Leary later stated he had no evidence of the critics' ties to China.

Fox News apologized for airing Kevin O'Leary's claim that opponents of his Utah data center project were Chinese government proxies. O'Leary later retracted the statement, acknowledging there was no evidence to support it, as the project faces local opposition and broader debates over data center impacts.