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Re:In Chatlogs, Celebrated Hacker and Activist Confesses Cou... by Idontknowmyuser on Sunday November 19, 2017 @03:19PM (#15735724)
I'm by no way a lawyer, but don't you have libel laws? I thought that's why newspapers use allegedly when reporting on such incidents.
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Re:In Chatlogs, Celebrated Hacker and Activist Confesses Cou... by evgen on Sunday November 19, 2017 @04:25PM (#15736017)
Truth is an affirmative defense against a libel claim.
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Re:In Chatlogs, Celebrated Hacker and Activist Confesses Cou... by maxerickson on Sunday November 19, 2017 @03:28PM (#15735769)
Sure, we have libel laws.

And you can be sure that The Verge had a lawyer look at this piece.

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