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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 297: Mnuchin's Oddysee
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05/26/20 6:47:02 PM
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Mr Lasastryke posted...
how is that an opinion

Because the way she talked about it, it should have been apparent to a reasonable viewer that the conclusion was an inference drawn from some other facts, which she had expressed, and there were not additional unstated facts from which she based her conclusion. Compare the following statements.

  1. OANN employs a journalist who also works for Russia Today. They must also be funded by Russia.
  2. I have direct evidence that OANN is funded by Russia.
1 is an opinion and not actionable through a defamation case (assuming the fact about employing a journalist who also works for RT is true). 2 is a statement of fact, and if false, can lead to liability for defamation.

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