"In American courts, the burden of proof rests with the person who brings a claim of libel. In British courts, the author or journalist has the burden of proof, and typically loses."
(https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2015/03/21/394273902/...)
(https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2015/03/21/394273902/...)
Somehow the rest of the world gets by with the opposite burden of proof just fine.