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rsacamano

(1,908 posts) Thu Aug 23, 2018, 09:05 AM Aug 2018

Trump-Russia Dossier Author WINS Libel Case in Court

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Trump-Russia Dossier Author WINS Libel Case in Court (Original Post) rsacamano Aug 2018 OP

If I'm not mistaken, the verdict didn't "uphold" the veracity of the dossier. Nitram Aug 2018 #1

Nitram

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1. If I'm not mistaken, the verdict didn't "uphold" the veracity of the dossier.

Reply to rsacamano (Original post)

Thu Aug 23, 2018, 02:33 PM

Aug 2018

It is libel only if someone "knowingly" publishes or repeats false information. It's a very high bar. The bar is a great deal lower in the UK. where the question is only whether someone's reputation was harmed.

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