jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 5 months agoLauren Boebert called "racist" for saying Karine Jean-Pierre is a "DEI hire"www.lgbtqnation.comexternal-linkmessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up1290arrow-down115
arrow-up1275arrow-down1external-linkLauren Boebert called "racist" for saying Karine Jean-Pierre is a "DEI hire"www.lgbtqnation.comjeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square56fedilink
minus-squarejeffw@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up25arrow-down1·5 months agoBecause if you don’t quote someone it sounds like you’re saying it and then you get sued
minus-squareFuglyDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down5·5 months agoBut she is a racist. And that’s not a quote. That’s a “quote”
minus-squareDefault_Defect@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·5 months ago“Lauren Boebert” “called” ““Racist””
minus-squarewhodatdair@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·5 months agoTruth is an absolute defense
minus-squarelolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-25 months agoIt’s almost impossible for a public figure to win a defamation suit. Especially a politician.
minus-squarejeffw@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoLawsuits are expensive as hell, especially for smaller publications
Because if you don’t quote someone it sounds like you’re saying it and then you get sued
But she is a racist.
And that’s not a quote. That’s a “quote”
“Lauren Boebert” “called” ““Racist””
Truth is an absolute defense
It’s almost impossible for a public figure to win a defamation suit. Especially a politician.
Lawsuits are expensive as hell, especially for smaller publications