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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 ensur
by 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 agoNo, 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”