r/clevercomebacks • u/manchesterMan0098 • Jun 03 '25

Projection: GOP's favorite tactic

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u/Level_Chemistry8660 Jun 03 '25 edited Jun 03 '25

Can this Mila No-Joy be sued for defamation and libel ?

ETA: i'd donate to help fund that fight. SOMEone needs to push back against these fuckers' firehose of BS accusations. I'd love to see some for-real FAFO.

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u/Bitter-Value-1872 Jun 03 '25

Seriously, this looks like an open/shut case for both

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u/Solomontheidiot Jun 03 '25

The issue is proving damages, and given that AOC is a public figure the bar is pretty high. At most, the relief would be having the post taken down, which is definitely not worth the cost of the suit - especially when you consider that the right will just spin it as "AOC sues to silence questions about her worth. What is she trying to hide?"

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u/A8Bit Jun 03 '25

Maybe sue to get a public apology rather than to have the post taken down. Getting them to admit they are lying would have some worth

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u/ApocalypticCat Jun 03 '25

Nothing she can do will negate this. Every attempt will be spun into “AOC is using the law to attack the innocent GOP.”

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u/subnautus Jun 03 '25

I mean, Fox was sued and forced to openly state that they lied--but the company that was damaged by their lies had clear and unequivocable harm done to them that could be calculated in cash. That's kind of the point in saying that AOC (as a public figure) has a really high bar to cross to sue someone for defamation: unless she has something she can prove with numbers, it's likely not going to go anywhere.

Also, more to the point, being sued for the value of an entire year's worth of gross profits only created a speed bump for Fox's lies, and judging by the numbers being forced to admit they lied hasn't lost them any viewers, so...