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Re:Judge Refuses to Allow Sale of Infowars to The Onion by JamesSwift on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @08:39AM (#42387560)
Well I hate to break it to you but profiting by lying is the definition of fraud. In general if someone is impacted by your actions you are open to legal ramifications.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/fraud

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Re:Judge Refuses to Allow Sale of Infowars to The Onion by commandlinefan on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @12:27PM (#42390261)
That's incredibly pedantic. What Alex Jones engaged in was nothing remotely like "fraud". The poster you're replying to is correct, the first amendment does protect "liars".
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