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> I would ask the Tarot reader if he/she believes he/she is telling a fact or an opinion. I think any lawyer would easily get out of that by pointing out that
by knorker 4y ago
> I would ask the Tarot reader if he/she believes he/she is telling a fact or an opinion.
I think any lawyer would easily get out of that by pointing out that the Tarot reader just reads the cards, and believes them as fact.
Or should we prosecute everyone who believes Fox News / MSNBC?
- mannykannot 4y agoI suspect your first sentence is correct. With regard to the second, however, defamation requires speech, not just belief. If repeating what some medium says is defamatory, then that medium itself would seem to be liable for defamation.