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'''Defamation''' is saying or writing something about another person that hurts their reputation. Usually, when people use the word defamation, it means that the statement is not true. In this case, it is against the law. A statement that is defamation is called defamatory. | |||
Defamation is saying or writing something about another person that hurts their reputation. Usually, when people use the word defamation, it means that the statement is not true. In this case, it is against the law. A statement that is defamation is called defamatory. | |||
In order to be defamatory, a statement has to claim to be a fact instead of an opinion. For example, saying, "Mr. Jones is mean" cannot be defamatory, because it is someone's opinion. However, if someone says, "Mr. Jones steals candy from children", then the statement is defamatory if it is not true, because it would be a fact, not an opinion. | In order to be defamatory, a statement has to claim to be a fact instead of an opinion. For example, saying, "Mr. Jones is mean" cannot be defamatory, because it is someone's opinion. However, if someone says, "Mr. Jones steals candy from children", then the statement is defamatory if it is not true, because it would be a fact, not an opinion. | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:18, 28 December 2022
Defamation is saying or writing something about another person that hurts their reputation. Usually, when people use the word defamation, it means that the statement is not true. In this case, it is against the law. A statement that is defamation is called defamatory.
In order to be defamatory, a statement has to claim to be a fact instead of an opinion. For example, saying, "Mr. Jones is mean" cannot be defamatory, because it is someone's opinion. However, if someone says, "Mr. Jones steals candy from children", then the statement is defamatory if it is not true, because it would be a fact, not an opinion.
If a defamatory statement is written, such as in a book or in a newspaper, it is called libel. If it is spoken out loud, it is called slander. Somebody who is the victim of defamation can sue the person who wrote or said it.
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- Alex Jones
- Alt-Right
- Amber Heard
- Andrew Cuomo
- Antifa
- Britain First
- Counter-Racist Action Collective
- Denis Molla
- DINA
- Donald Trump
- Eric Aursby
- Ernesto Sanabria
- Felipe Calderón
- Han-Gure
- InfoWars
- James Buchanan
- Jason Kessler
- Jim Dowson
- Joel Greenberg
- Josef Meisinger
- Josiah Colt
- Jussie Smollett
- Makoto Sakurai
- Mark Robinson
- Michael Carico
- Mike Lindell
- National Party of Japan
- Netto-uyoku
- PETA (Ingrid Newkirk)
- QAnon
- Shinzo Abe
- Stewart Rhodes
- Team Kansai
- Tucker Carlson