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Well sure. Technically lying isn't punishable either. Only getting caught and only in some circumstances. I'm probably just a bit bias, as I remember a bit o

by robswc 4y ago

Well sure. Technically lying isn't punishable either. Only getting caught and only in some circumstances. I'm probably just a bit bias, as I remember a bit of a fiasco with content creators relatively recently with the Johnny Depp trial. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/06/02/johnny-depp-trial-creators-influencers/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/06/02/johnny-... here's an excerpt from the editor's note: The first published version of this story stated incorrectly that Internet influencers Alyte Mazeika and ThatUmbrellaGuy had been contacted for comment before publication. In fact, only Mazeika was asked, via Instagram. After the story was published, The Post continued to seek comment from Mazeika via social media and queried ThatUmbrellaGuy for the first time. So did the original author simply lie? Did they forget that they never contacted these people? What was the punishment? Clicking on her profile it appears she still publishes regularly. I just am not a fan of that "loophole." What's to stop FOX news from saying "we just heard all of this bad stuff about the voting machines?" What if its just the opinions of the hosts that the voting machines are compromised? Not at all saying this is what happened. Just saying its kinda frustrating that _if_ you're smart about it and change your actions, you can still have the same effect of misleading millions of people but be entirely "OK."

tootie 4y ago
That level of lax fact checking pales in comparison to what Jones did. Jones didn't make a mistake. He acted with deliberate and relentless malice. The standards for actual civil punishment for slander, libel or defamation are very high. Just getting facts wrong is nowhere near those standards. Certainly not if you issue a prompt correction when it's brought to your attention. Even saying "I think Sandy Hook was staged" isn't a crime. It's as valid an opinion as thinking the earth is flat or the 2020 election was stolen. Jones absolutely tormented people in a vulnerable state for personal gain and did so relentlessly for years when he very well knew he was lying the whole time.

by robswc 4y ago

tootie 4y ago

That level of lax fact checking pales in comparison to what Jones did. Jones didn't make a mistake. He acted with deliberate and relentless malice. The standards for actual civil punishment for slander, libel or defamation are very high. Just getting facts wrong is nowhere near those standards. Certainly not if you issue a prompt correction when it's brought to your attention. Even saying "I think Sandy Hook was staged" isn't a crime. It's as valid an opinion as thinking the earth is flat or the 2020 election was stolen. Jones absolutely tormented people in a vulnerable state for personal gain and did so relentlessly for years when he very well knew he was lying the whole time.