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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
Picasso supporters attacked the book, calling it libelous and vindictive.
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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
The jury agreed with the plaintiff’s accusation that five quotations in my article were false and libelous.
—Janet Malcolm, The New York Review of Books, 24 Sep. 2020
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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
The jury agreed with the plaintiff’s accusation that five quotations in my article were false and libelous.
—Janet Malcolm, The New York Review of Books, 24 Sep. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for libelous
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Ross reportedly threatened to fire officials who oversee the National Weather Service after forecasters tried to correct an erroneous hurricane warning from Trump.Scott Horsley, NPR, 19 Nov. 2024
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Checking for fraud Be careful with this one, because there are a lot of erroneous reports during the election season.John Brandon, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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The Netflix documentary concludes with John theorizing that something about the DNA evidence may be incorrect.Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Kia recalls:Over 62,000 vehicles: See affected models Stellantis recalls Jeep Grand Cherokee, Grand Cherokee L for incorrect vehicle speed Stellantis, the parent company of Chrysler, is recalling 7,198 of its 2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Grand Cherokee L vehicles.Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
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After making headlines following a scandalous affair and unexpected pregnancy, Bergman was denounced on the U.S. Senate floor for immorality, divorced and locked in a custody battle over her daughter Pia, with ex-husband Petter Lindström.Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
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For example: The scandalous photos taken on the beach of Catherine’s nipple and her crotch.Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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He was also ordered to pay $120,000 in restitution and fined $25,000 for making false police reports.Megan Thomas, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
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In both 2022 and 2024, Dolan ran in Republicans' moderate lane, declining to align with Trump and disavowing his false claims that voter fraud lost him the 2020 election.CBS News, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
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In either scenario, referring to them as a black box would still be inaccurate.Cody Greco, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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But information in background checks can be inaccurate, raising unfair hurdles for renters, advocates say.Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Libelous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/libelous. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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