You are reading a single comment by @ketsbaia and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
-
I'm not sure it is, tbh.
It is. A defamatory statement is presumed to be false, unless the defendant can prove its truth. In other words, in defamation cases you are guilty until proven innocent.
I think you'll find that the fact someone else has already said it - such as your newspaper and pointing at a list examples - is no defence either.
If it was, Sally Bercow's tweet "Why is Lord McAlpine trending? innocent face" wouldn't have cost her £150k.
You might want to go away and educate yourself on libel law...
Fox
@ketsbaia
I'm not sure it is, tbh.
But whether or not it is, literally every national newspaper ran the story at the time and their lawyers presumably took the view it wasn't defamatory and they would not be sued, which is kind of my point.