> Again, libel is a crime in the US. There is no criminal defamation in the U.S. at a federal level, and only a minority of states have such an offense: https:

> Again, libel is a crime in the US. There is no criminal defamation in the U.S. at a federal level, and only a minority of states have such an offense: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_defamation_law#Criminal_defamation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_defamation_law#C... According to the Wikipedia page said laws are rarely used, though I cannot speak to that myself.