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theflyingelvis | 1 year ago

Thank you. Can you elaborate? Wouldn’t jones stating garbage like the shooting didn’t happen etc. be opinion? How were his statements defamation ? I missed where he defamed the families as I don’t listen to his shows.

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bdcravens|1 year ago

IANAL, but the semantics of opinion vs fact are typically tangential to the court's determination of defamation. However, in many cases it's a matter of framing: "I think that ..." prefixing a statement can carry a lot of weight versus presenting it as a fact.

relaxing|1 year ago

> Wouldn’t jones stating garbage like the shooting didn’t happen etc. be opinion?

Holy shit the last 8 years really have damaged our understanding of what “facts” are.