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by peteradio 1392 days ago
Tut tut, not all false statements of fact are protected, while some are. Your statement is overly broad as to be a false statement of fact.
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Good grief. I linked to an article describing the exception and the exceptions to the exception. This exception to free speech is widely titled, cited, and summarized as the “false statements of fact exception” to free speech. It’s a name, not a complete description, which is why I provided one version of a complete description that has links to all sources.
All apologies Charlie Brown, but I'm only responding to your statement:

> False statements of fact are not protected under free speech.

Which does not agree with the citation.