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Is/Can/Should anyone suing for libel at places like NYT over the coverage of the genocide? (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Libel is to publish falsehoods into print that may excite public hatred. It can be hard to prove because malice or reckless disregard for the truth is difficult to prove.

Given the source of the horrific and false claims is one that has not been truthful or accurate in the past, repeating the statements as facts without first verifying would suggest malice or at least reckless disregard for the truth. Even more suggestive of malice those are statements from interviews where those interviewed have come forward to complain. Printing a rape fantasy as though it's fact does real harm, and must be stopped.

Funding for UNRWA was cut because of this reckless disregard for the truth. A celebrity was able to sue another for this, and the damages are far more clear in this case. The Arab-phobia in the media is making all of this worse and has to stop. Those responsible for publishing this trash must be held to account.

I can't afford to, but I'd like to know if anyone is. If a group was able to have a court consider charging Biden with genocide, there must a court willing to hear the case of libel against those who publish it against Palestinians.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Suing for libel is incredibly difficult in the states

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It's hard to win because malice and disregard for the truth are often hard to prove, and loosing the case can be more damaging. It has however one of the few I ways I know of to convince people that reporters got it wrong.

The hit piece about rape from the NYT keeps getting cited, despite it's sources claiming their words were twisted.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

Libel also generally has to be targeted at a specific named person or registered group like a corporation.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

I think you would need to identify specific actors for this to work. One would need to identify specific people or organizations who were damaged by statements from a specific actor. Maybe a case for suing the NYT could be made if one of the people whose statements it twisted claimed damages.