For clearing libel, all you have to prove is that the statement was presented as fact, was false, and caused harm. At least in the US, I don't think this is tr

For clearing libel, all you have to prove is that the statement was presented as fact, was false, and caused harm. At least in the US, I don't think this is true. Defamation is a broader class that includes libel, and always requires proving that the publisher was at least "negligent" in publishing the false statement: https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/defamation https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/defamation