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Presumably elbigbad is thinking of cases like Tucker Carlson [1], Elon Musk [2], Sidney Powell [3], and Elon Musk again [4], all of whom have successfully defen
by michaelt 4y ago
Presumably elbigbad is thinking of cases like Tucker Carlson [1], Elon Musk [2], Sidney Powell [3], and Elon Musk again [4], all of whom have successfully defended themselves in court by claiming no reasonable person would have believed what they said.
I don't know whether such a defence would work for cryptocurrency scammers - it's certainly not the lowest risk option IMHO.
[1] https://www.businessinsider.com/fox-news-karen-mcdougal-case-tucker-carlson-2020-9?r=US&IR=T https://www.businessinsider.com/fox-news-karen-mcdougal-case...
[2] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-musk-lawsuit-idUSKBN1YA13U https://www.reuters.com/article/us-musk-lawsuit-idUSKBN1YA13...
[3] https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/23/sidney-powell-trump-election-fraud-claims https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/23/sidney-powel...
[4] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/feb/03/elon-musk-tesla-investors-lawsuit-twitter https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/feb/03/elon-musk...
- notahacker 4y agoBig difference between libel claims being ruled non-serious and "it's not crime if the people we stole from should have expected our statements to be fraudulent" though. (And it's not exactly a low risk defence for libel and defamation either. It worked for Alex Jones until it didn't)