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2023-09-26 15:33:49 UTC - HELPFUL
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Expressing an opinion, as the writer of the quoted post has done, is protected from claims of defamation: "the statement constituted fair comment on a matter of public interest: that is, opinion which any person could honestly hold, based on facts known at the time" https://www.hse.gov.uk/enforce/enforcementguide/court/reporting-defamation.htm
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