Questions tagged [defamation]
Tortious damage to a reputation. When the defamation is specifically written use "libel"; use "slander" when it is specifically spoken.
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Which countries law applies in online defamation?
Let's say Person A who lives in Germany writes defamatory statements on Twitter, incorporated in the US, about Person B who lives in Thailand.
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Opinion vs Defamation [duplicate]
Alex Jones was fined over $1 billion for defaming Sandy Hook parents. I don't know the details, but I believe the essence of the case is that he claimed certain individuals were involved in a ...
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Is a defamatory statement that could be reasonably understood as referring to someone that it does not actually refer to illegal?
From an article on Not the Bee (emphasis added):
Joe [Biden]... lies daily, without reservation, because it has become his very way of living. To lie is to be Joe Biden. He takes after his father in ...
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Identifying people protected by estate rights
When a person writes an article or book about a living person, the author has to deal with issues like publicity rights, rights to privacy, moral rights, and defamation. If I'm not mistaken, these ...
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Is there precedent for defamation/moral injury due to public ignorance in the UK?
Due to a separation, I've heard mention of my ex-partner thinking about an "Occupancy Order" which basically sets out who can live in a marital home.
These are, as it turns out, distinct ...
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Is there a viable cause of action for exposing someone of academic misconduct?
Is there a viable cause of action for exposing someone's academic misconduct from a country different than the one the exposed person lives and works.
For instance if you live in a European country, ...
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When does s3(1) of the Defamation Act *not* apply in malicious falesehood cases?
To successfully bring a claim for maliicous falsehood in the UK, one has to show that one has suffered "special damages", which are actual damages suffered as a direct consequence of a ...
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What is the smallest audience for a communication that has been deemed capable of defamation?
Descriptions of the criteria for defamation seem widely to describe any statement that is communicated to a third party as being defamatory if they are (broadly speaking) false and harmful.
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Is it illegal to say somebody is crazy when it is obviously false in the US?
One time I was walking quickly in a park trail for my exercise routine in California, and there were dog owners who didn't leash their dogs or use a 25 foot leash and let them go freely within the 25 ...
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Australian resident libels UK resident
Can a UK Resident sue an Australian Resident for Libel or Defamation, as in Australia, If the sender of emails had lived in the UK?
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Onlyfans account leaked to my family [duplicate]
I have an OnlyFans account which for obvious reasons I kept secret from everyone. But somehow someone has leaked its content (perhaps a friend or an ex-partner who wanted to take a revenge on me). He/...
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Can hypothesis-publishing make one liable for defamation?
It is understandable that if Bob says "Rob murdered Alice", Bob will be liable for defamation unless he can prove that Rob indeed murdered Alice on the preponderance of evidence (this is ...
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defaming an anonymous person
Suppose there is someone only known by an avatar. Suppose no public information is available as to who is the real person behind the avatar.
My question is whether there is any case-law about whether ...
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Is it ever illegal to spread true facts with malicious intent?
Crimes such as defamation usually require that the statement being said is false - truth is an absolute defense.
Are there any situations or jurisdictions where truth is not a defense against ...
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In the Dominion lawsuit at what point does a statement implying, but not explicitly stating, fraud occurred rise to the level of defamation?
It seems the primary defense Fox News' lawyers are making in the Dominion defamation lawsuit seems to be that Fox was only sharing alleged allegations and expressing opinion, but they never explicitly ...
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Is it legal to publish a cease and desist letter that I have received?
I've received a cease and desist letter for defamation from a local businessperson that I believe to be without legal basis - the actionable statements listed are clearly statements of my opinion. ...
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Can AI-generated text be considered defamation?
This question is inspired by recent news about some of the strange, out-of-control behavior from Microsoft's new Bing chat AI, but I am asking hypothetically here.
If an AI chatbot such as Bing Chat ...
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Is evidence of rumours of a defendant's racism unhelpful in a defamation case involving accusations of cheating?
Defendant accuses Plaintiff of cheating in a competition. Plaintiff sues Defendant for defamation.
Plaintiff has heard rumours that Defendant is racist. Assuming these could be substantiated in some ...
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Can private text messages be considered defamation in Canada? [closed]
I've had long chats via text messages with a friend, where I accused other people of sexually assaulting me (which was true, but I have no way of proving it really...), and mocking other people with ...
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Would it be / have been unhelpful for Hans Niemann to bring up Magnus Carlsen's own cheating?
This is about the Carlsen–Niemann controversy asked about previously:
Why don't courts punish time-wasting tactics?
How can Magnus Carlsen, a Norwegian, be sued for defamation by Hans Niemann in ...
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What can be considered a "reasonable excuse" when mistakenly breaching a court order? [closed]
Is it too subjective to think the serious allegations made in the order had being taken out of any possible and plausible context, twisting it in such way so they could paint a really bad picture ...
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EU whistleblowing directive and legal assistance
In the EU whistleblowing Directive (EU) 2019/1937, it's stated that if the whistleblower is sued for defamation, legal assistance should be provided to him/her.
If we assume the legal actions have ...
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In a defamation case, can the defendant not prove statement to be true and still win the case?
A male celebrity has said to a tabloid newspaper he slept with a female celebrity when they worked in a production few years ago. The female celeb is now suing him for defamation as she says that this ...
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Can you defame a profession?
Suppose someone publishes the statement "All lawyers are thieves." Obviously, this is not true; there most likely are some lawyers who are also thieves, but certainly not all. Would it be ...
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Can a true statement be defamatory?
Can a true statement be "defamatory"? I know that truth is a defence to a defamation action, in that no liability will generally result if what you have communicated is true, but is it ...
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How can Magnus Carlsen, a Norwegian, be sued for defamation by Hans Niemann in Missouri?
Hans Niemann is suing multiple people for defamation (full complaint):
Among the defendants, Norwegian Magnus Carlsen is listed. I don't get how this is possible: they're two separate countries with ...
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Is it illegal to satirically compare someone to Hitler?
The Babylon Bee just posted at least ten articles saying Biden did various things that Hitler did ("names self Supreme Führer", "announces invasion of Poland", "swallows ...
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On the disclaimer about everything in a work being fictional
Sorry if I am putting this under the wrong tabs.
But I am writing a game and am concerned about inclusion of the statement that "This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents ...
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alleging defamation in a UK court
The term ‘defamation’ describes an untrue statement that’s been presented as fact and causes harm to the character of the person it describes. If someone’s reputation is damaged because of a false ...
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Can satire be libel?
Can a clearly marked satirical article claiming someone said something (which they did not) that would seriously damage the person's reputation be considered libel? For example, if Biden actually said ...
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What are the legal implications of Josh Pieters & Archie Manners's "gag" against Piers Corbyn?
See this video. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BmNyNivlEVo
Two YouTubers disliked piers Corbyn political agenda, so they contacted him to express their bad faith interest in donating financially to the ...
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Could Stossel have sued Facebook (for defamation) in a state other than California?
Interestingly, California seems to a place where it's harder to win a defamation lawsuit because the 9th Circuit has more or less "overridden", or at least issued a more clear test of ...
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How can you say a developer is bad without being subject to a defamation lawsuit?
How can you say a developer is bad without being subject to a defamation lawsuit? If I add "this is my opinion, you can come to your own conclusions", does this still leave me vulnerable to ...
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Can a company use private Slack conversations for a lawsuit against you?
Can a company use private Slack conversations for a lawsuit against you? I work at a company where there's a lot of toxicity and a lot of people seems to be unqualified for their jobs, which leads to ...
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Can you get sued for gossiping about an incompetent tech lead if you believe you're saying the truth?
Can one get sued for gossiping about an incompetent tech lead if you believe you're saying the truth? Let's say a person tells one of his or her coworkers that this tech lead isn't qualified for his ...
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How do I know if a game I made is copyrighted?
I am using the unreal engine that supports c++ language. Now I don't know anything about copyright and I don't know how to know anything about it. I live in Egypt. I worked on a game for 8 months. ...
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Can big data accumalators be guilty of defamation/libel/slander?
It is currently in the news that there are accusations that the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) has been used to target individuals. As I understand it third parties, Only Fans in ...
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Online Defamation in Germany after the Künast court victory
M F Whitaker asked a question which has since been closed because it asked for legal advice in a specific case. I believe that there are two questions of general interest in the closed posting. The ...
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Could a phrase "Don't buy from X" with indirectly implied material be considered defamatory?
Company A is doing an aggressive marketing strategy to undermine competition by saying they are better due to such and such factors.
Below such a remark they said, "Don't buy from Company X"
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Are slander and defamation the same thing?
@Dave One of the elements of slander is publication of the falsehood. The fact that people believe the falsehood and take action based upon it is part of the damages element in a slander case. Forming ...
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Is calumny against the law in Ohio and in British Columbia, Canada?
Calumny is technically the act of a person falsely accusing another person of a crime.
However, the common definition of calumny means the act of maliciously (i.e. with
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If Party X tells Party Y something untrue about Party Z, if Party Y repeats it is this defamation (if it's obviously false)?
I had a short term job that I was fired from. I was told that someone tripped and was injured on something I left laying around, which in fact I didn't do. As "proof" my manager showed me ...
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DHL messed up completely, then were very rude with me. Is it libel/defamation if I publish it on the web?
Some background first,
A few months ago I was living abroad and then came back to my hometown. When coming back, I sent myself a package which was full of all my daughter's first drawings from ...
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An erstwhile friend misled me to believe she had committed suicide. Can I take action?
A good friend of many years, but with whom I fell out two years ago, meticulously misled me via multiple emails purporting to come from a member of her family, that she had died. Not only died, but ...
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When a party is taken to court for defamation that already occurred, what is the request to the judge to do?
There was an incident where my employer claimed I did something (which I didn't do) that led to someone getting injured. They seemed to have investigated the issue internally but came to the wrong ...
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Can true statements or statements of opnion be libel or defamation in any country?
This is inspired by this thread on Writing.SE.
Under US law, a true statement can never be defamatory, and neither can a statement of opinion, as opposed to a factual statement.
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Can you get sued for talking badly about a co-worker at work?
Can you get sued for talking badly about a co-worker at work? If you talk to your CEO and mention that the tech lead he hired is terrible and doesn't know what he's talking about, can you get sued for ...
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What Privacy Protections Does an Employee Reporting Sexual Harassment Have in Oregon?
Several discussions I’ve had recently about a series of events have made me wonder about some of the legal issues they raise. I was fortunate not to be personally involved, and don’t need advice on ...
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In modern day America, why are libel, slander and defamation covered by separate laws?
In 21st century America the laws governing libel, slander and defamation are wholly separate even through they overlap in substantial areas, rather than there being a single law covering all three. Is ...
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Can victims of defamation get restitution from people who acted on the defamatory statements?
Alice accuses Bob of animal abuse. She uses her moderate social media following to harass Bob and get him fired, by having dozens of people call his job and demand to know why they employ an animal ...
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