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Re:Can a Tarot Card Reading Be Defamatory? by pyuser583 on Friday December 30, 2022 @10:19AM (#34185783)
Claiming your opinion is fact does not make it fact.

Plenty of people would claim it’s a fact that humans have rights.

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Re:Can a Tarot Card Reading Be Defamatory? by swayvil on Friday December 30, 2022 @10:37AM (#34185954)
I think that the difference between fact and opinion is the strength of your defense.
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Re:Can a Tarot Card Reading Be Defamatory? by pyuser583 on Friday December 30, 2022 @02:15PM (#34188756)
If two people are making exactly the same claim, and one has a strong defense and the other has a weak defense, is that claim a fact or opinion?
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Re:Can a Tarot Card Reading Be Defamatory? by swayvil on Friday December 30, 2022 @03:36PM (#34189789)
Fact. Because we would consider both defenses.
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