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libel is already punishable, so judges already have the role of deciding true vs false statements and applying damages when harm is done.

while I don't dismiss your concern, I just wanted to point out that this is not some sort of wholly-unprecedented government authority.

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Libel is civil liability not criminal, and is extremely expensive to litigate. It's both sometimes over-reaching and completely inadequate for dealing with the current scale of untruth.

In many jurisdictions (including many US jurisdictions) there are both civil and criminal libel laws.

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