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Social media sites have given many the potential to reach millions of people instantly. With that reach, the risks and impacts of defamation can be far greater. (Shutterstock)

Are We Dating The Same Guy? Online groups toe the line between protecting women and defaming men

Social media groups have emerged designed to protect women from bad dating experiences. Those who use them could be liable to being sued for defamation.
E. Jean Carroll arrives for the first day of her civil trial against former President Donald Trump on April 25, 2023. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Trump found liable for assaulting, defaming E. Jean Carroll – after a trial where he relied on a discredited myth about how women should react to rape

Trump’s lawyers questioned E. Jean Carroll, a magazine columnist, about why she did not scream or call the police after, she alleged, Trump sexually assaulted her in the 1990s.
Election workers in Detroit test their equipment made by Dominion Voting Systems in August 2022. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images

Defamation was at the heart of the lawsuit settled by Fox News with Dominion – proving libel in a court would have been no small feat

It’s far easier to throw around accusations of damage to one’s reputation than it is to actually prove it in court. A journalism scholar explains the criteria that must be met.
The Monument to the Ghetto Heroes in Warsaw, Poland, commemorating the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. History surrounding the Holocaust has become increasingly controversial in Poland in recent years. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

By policing history, Poland’s government is distorting the Holocaust

The Holocaust has become a contentious issue in Poland in recent years. And those challenging the government’s historical narrative have faced condemnation and lawsuits.
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You can say you wish King Charles would die, but you can’t urinate on your back tyre: 8 common myths about Australian law

We’ve all been at a work or family gathering when someone has offered a seemingly authoritative statement about the way the law operates. Without some knowledge of the field of law, listeners may simply…

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