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i seem to recall that McDonalds also accidentally libelled Morris and Steel, allowing the two to sue McD's in turn.
Truth not a defense in Britain?[edit]
- Libel laws pretty much everywhere else require that a statement be a) written, b) defamatory and c) not true, whereas British libel law requires only A and B. So...
My understanding is that truth is a defense against libel in Britain, it's just that a judge lets the case proceed that the defendants have to prove that what they said is true, rather than the plaintiff having to prove what they said is false. Take for example the Irving v Lipstadt trial, where the defendant won by proving what she said was true. -- Matthew Cline (talk) 04:45, 13 October 2012 (UTC)
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Why is this article formatted in bullet points rather than prose? БaбyЛuigiOнФire🚓(T|C) 02:11, 9 January 2018 (UTC)