NYT:

The conservative group Project Veritas this week dropped its yearslong libel lawsuit against The New York Times.

The lawsuit accused The Times of defamation for an article published in 2020 that reported that researchers from Stanford University and the University of Washington had described some videos produced by Project Veritas as probably part of a coordinated disinformation effort. The group also sued the researchers.

Project Veritas lost its defamation claims against the university researchers in 2022, and was ordered to pay Stanford nearly $150,000 in legal fees. But the group had continued to pursue its claims against The Times after defeating the news organization’s motion to dismiss.

“We are pleased that Project Veritas decided to withdraw its libel suit without any settlement,” Charlie Stadtlander, a Times spokesman, said in a statement, adding, “The claim against The Times should never have been brought.”