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I remember reading a discussion on a UK site that a person could be convicted of libel in the UK even if the statement was true. (I am American, so dont base y

• lutusp 13y ago
  > I remember reading a discussion on a UK site that a person could be convicted of libel in the UK even if the statement was true. But that's true in the U.S also. It's called "false light", and basically it means you can construct a description of someone that's entirely true, but because of its negative slant, the person is put in a false light and you can be sued. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_light http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_light Quote : "False light differs from defamation primarily in being intended "to protect the plaintiff's mental or emotional well-being" rather than protect a plaintiff's reputation as is the case with the tort of defamation[1] and in being about the impression created rather than being about true or false." [emphasis added]