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[missydog1]

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Originally posted by intheknow

Fun facvts - "slander" requires answering three conditions - first the slandered person(s) (Just guessing, that would be you, as yet un-named) needs to prove the statements false. Second the statements need to be witnessed (no problem there as oviously I am posting in as public forum and (whoa!) using my real person name. Third, the defendant needs to prove that even if false those statements caused damage. Good luck.

geoffrey wells

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No one here is "slandering" anyone, by definition. Slander is verbal defamation, and everything here is written, not spoken. It you defame someone in writing, that is libel.

The plaintiff does not need to prove the statements false, although it can't hurt. The plaintiff needs to prove that the defamatory statement was made as alleged.

Truth is a DEFENSE to defamation. Whenever a defense comes into play, the burden of proof is on the defendant, not the plaintiff.