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yes, if you can prove that you genuinely believe it.

• spoonjim 5y ago
  In the US that standard is only applied to public figures. For a private figure, the speaker can commit defamation if they do not exert reasonable care to ensure that the statement is true.
  • xadhominemx 5y ago
    No, the burden is not “exert reasonable care that the statement is true” It’s much more relaxed: “cannot have acted negligently in failing to ascertain whether the statement is true”