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2. False statements of fact - Wikipedia

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   The legal rule itself – how to apply this exception – is complicated, as it is often dependent on who said the statement and which actor it was directed towards. [6] The analysis is thus different if the government or a public figure is the target of the false statement (where the speech may get more protection) than a private individual who is being attacked over a matter of their private ...

3. United States defamation law - Wikipedia

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   Truth is an absolute defense against defamation in the United States, [1] meaning true statements cannot be defamatory. [ 2 ] Most states recognize that some categories of false statements are considered to be defamatory per se , such that people making a defamation claim for these statements do not need to prove that the statement caused them ...

4. Defamation - Wikipedia

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   This means that even if the statement would be considered defamatory per se if false, if the defendant establishes that it is in fact true, an action for defamation per se cannot survive. [55] The conception of what type of allegation may support an action for defamation per se can evolve with public policy.

5. Actual malice - Wikipedia

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   This term was adopted by the Supreme Court in its landmark 1964 ruling in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, [2] in which the Warren Court held that: . The constitutional guarantees require, we think, a Federal rule that prohibits a public official from recovering damages for a defamatory falsehood relating to his official conduct unless he proves that the statement was made with 'actual malice ...

6. Neutral reportage - Wikipedia

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   Neutral reportage is a common law defense against libel and defamation lawsuits usually involving the media republishing unproven accusations about public figures. [1] It is a limited exception to the common law rule that one who repeats a defamatory statement is just as guilty as the first person who published it.

7. Francis Ford Coppola sues Variety over article about his ...

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   The "false and defamatory statements" made against Coppola in Variety's article "were made to harm Coppola’s reputation and cause him severe emotional distress," the lawsuit claims. "That harm ...

8. 'Central Park Five' suing Trump for 'defamatory' comments ...

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   Members of the "Central Park Five," also known as the "Exonerated Five," are suing former President Donald Trump regarding "false, misleading and defamatory" comments he made during the ...

9. False light - Wikipedia

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   False light privacy claims often arise under the same facts as defamation cases, and therefore not all states recognize false light actions. There is a subtle difference in the way courts view the legal theories—false light cases are about damage to a person's personal feelings or dignity, whereas defamation is about damage to a person's ...