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by jimktrains2 2500 days ago
> Purposeful lying, for instance, is not covered under 1A.

Yes, it is. The restrictions to the first amendment are very tight and very narrow.

> You don't have freedom of speech for the purposes of harming others.

So, that's complicated. You can't incite violence, but you're more than allowed to disparage groups of people.