> In Japan, defamation doesn't require falsehood. Yes, you can be punished for defamation for having told the truth! Is it actually DEFAMATION then, not someth

> In Japan, defamation doesn't require falsehood. Yes, you can be punished for defamation for having told the truth! Is it actually DEFAMATION then, not something akin to "false light"[1]? (I can't define such a term, since I lack both character and fitness, and thus lack a JD, and thus can't understand why some people seem to have different standards of behavior than others in this cursed commonwealth[2]) [1] https://www.dmlp.org/legal-guide/pennsylvania-false-light https://www.dmlp.org/legal-guide/pennsylvania-false-light [2] I'm not your friend, but I am in Pennsylvania today.