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That's an interesting point! It's not really, it's a misunderstanding of both the US defamation legal landscape and the typical behaviour of large corporations
by pvg 5y ago
That's an interesting point!
It's not really, it's a misunderstanding of both the US defamation legal landscape and the typical behaviour of large corporations in such circumstances. A news org getting a story wrong is not defamation and statistically nobody sues over stuff like that because it's nigh-impossible to win.
- ghaff 5y agoAnd whether or not we ever know the truth, such as it is, it's pretty clear to me that the companies involved sincerely believe their positions at an executive level and that BBW editors really believe their position for whatever reason. The whole thing is very strange.
- autoexec 5y ago> A news org getting a story wrong is not defamation Exactly, and neither is a journalist outright lying as long as it's not harming someone's reputation. I have no idea why the author says: "I trust the journalists, because there are still serious legal consequences for news organizations that publish falsehoods" There are zero legal consequences for news organizations who knowingly lie and mislead as long as they do it with a little bit of care.