With the comment deleted above, it is difficult to place the context of yours. However, the following is probably relevant/insightful either way: Judge Willia

With the comment deleted above, it is difficult to place the context of yours. However, the following is probably relevant/insightful either way: Judge William Petty wrote that the negative reviews in question were not protected by the First Amendment because "If the reviewer was never a customer of the business, then the review is not an opinion; instead, the review is based on a false statement of fact ... And 'there is no constitutional value in false statements of fact.'"