I'm fairly sure that's wrong. In the UK, you are expected to prove that it is true for the defense to work though, whereas in the US it's generally enough to b

I'm fairly sure that's wrong. In the UK, you are expected to prove that it is true for the defense to work though, whereas in the US it's generally enough to be able to argue that you reasonably believed that what you said was true. Hence why the UK is a favorite location for celebrities/companies/... to sue compared to the US: It's a lot harder to defend reporting based on hearsay and indirect conclusions there.