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or libellous
as in erroneous
causing or intended to cause unjust injury to a person's good name
libelous statements about a celebrity for which the tabloid was sued
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Recent Examples of libelous
If there were whispers that something more perverse or calamitous might have transpired, they were branded libelous, sensationalist, or otherwise untrue.
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Rebecca Panovka, Harper's Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
Picasso supporters attacked the book, calling it libelous and vindictive.
—Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 6 June 2023
Gottlieb has previously defended her methods and called ProPublica's reporting libelous but not identified any inaccuracies in the reporting.
—Hannah Dreyfus, ProPublica, 26 May 2023
The second is that the websites cannot be held legally responsible for most of what their users post online, shielding the companies from lawsuits over libelous speech, extremist content and real-world harm linked to their platforms.
—David McCabe, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2023
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Rebecca Panovka, Harper's Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
Picasso supporters attacked the book, calling it libelous and vindictive.
—Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 6 June 2023
Gottlieb has previously defended her methods and called ProPublica's reporting libelous but not identified any inaccuracies in the reporting.
—Hannah Dreyfus, ProPublica, 26 May 2023
The second is that the websites cannot be held legally responsible for most of what their users post online, shielding the companies from lawsuits over libelous speech, extremist content and real-world harm linked to their platforms.
—David McCabe, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for libelous
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After the transition was completed in July, there were some hiccups including delays, backlogs, and erroneous data.Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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The standard is a powerful shield for networks and publications that report erroneous information in good faith.Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Dec. 2024
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Common issues include invoices being addressed to the wrong legal entity, missing postal addresses, incorrect purchase order numbers, or errors in the tax treatment of transactions.Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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This metro has historically had one of the more stable housing markets in the country, and despite some incorrect predictions of a major cooling, it's remained that way.Nick Halter, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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Berg calls the European Commission’s inaction disrespectful and scandalous.Christine Ro, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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At the time, interracial romances were considered scandalous, and even outlawed in some states.Liz McNeil, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Nashville) Letter:Trump's false claims on pet-eating scared me into hiding my cat.David Plazas, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Pennsylvania prosecutors charged Mangione with charges related to forgery, firearms being carried without a license, tampering with records or identification, possessing instruments of crime and false identification to law enforcement authorities.Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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However, these decisions also tend to be more inaccurate.Shanna Apitz, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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In a deal announced on December 14, ABC News agreed to pay the sum toward Trump's presidential library and issue a public apology in order to settle a defamation lawsuit over inaccurate statements made by anchor George Stephanopoulos during a broadcast earlier this year.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Libelous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/libelous. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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