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I would like to see a new class of “social libel” laws - whereby knowing telling lies as truth in a public forum were punishable. Is this a civil or criminal offense?

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It’s still plain ole libel or defamation. Musk was sued for defamation on Twitter not too long ago.

Which politician would pass such a law? Only the one that has very tight control over the judges that execute it.

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