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[–] MumboJumbo@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago* (5 children)

I believe it falls under libel, but that's up to the person being defamed to pursue.

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[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Slander is spoken, libel is written. Might be a little blurred in the age of video and podcasts though. Anyway, slander and libel cases are famously hard to win, because you have to prove the statement was made, the person who made it knew it was false, and that it damaged your reputation. It's also harder to win for public figures, as the increase in general media around them tends to dilute damaging statements.

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[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Usually it isn't really legally separate anymore and is just defamation regardless of how you do it

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[–] Curious_Canid@piefed.ca 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

Proving that Tommy Tuberville knew, or knows, anything would be pretty much impossible.

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[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago

Yeah. Dude is a certified bigoted ignorant jackass. The check on guys like him is supposed to be the voting public, but I've seen what makes maga cheer... Part of the reason why I think a democracy where voting rights are "equal' will never produce an effective government.