Streamer Hasan Piker is suing CNN pundit Scott Jennings for $72.5 million, saying Jennings deliberately edited his words to make him look like he supports lynching black people.

• Jennings spliced together clips to make it seem like Piker endorsed lynchings, when the original footage shows him being sarcastic while mocking someone else's argument.
• A fact-checking review of the unedited streams backs up Piker's side, finding the clips were real but cut and reordered to flip their meaning.
• Piker's lawyers demanded a retraction before suing; Jennings refused and the video is still online.
• Defamation cases are hard to win because the person suing has to prove the other side knew the claim was false or didn't care whether it was true, but some legal commentators think this case looks strong.

Outlook: The case will test whether media pundits face real consequences for deceptively edited clips, with a ruling likely months away.