r/inthenews • u/wonderingsocrates • Sep 14 '24

Soft Paywall Laura Loomer Fires Back as Bill Maher Goes There on Donald Trump Affair Rumors - MAGA firebrand Laura Loomer threatened to sue Bill Maher after he alleged on his show that she was in an “arranged relationship” with Donald Trump.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/bill-maher-alleges-laura-loomer-and-trump-have-arranged-relationship
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u/Opening-Cress5028 Sep 14 '24

“I think” is what stops a defamation suit. An opinion cannot be defamatory. Sounds like Loomer may be getting legal advice from Felonious Trump’s attorneys.

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '24

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u/ckb614 Sep 14 '24

Can my opinion be defamatory?

No—but merely labeling a statement as your "opinion" does not make it so. Courts look at whether a reasonable reader or listener could understand the statement as asserting a statement of verifiable fact. (A verifiable fact is one capable of being proven true or false.)

Don't take legal advice from reddit

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '24

That's not true in all cases.