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2024-02-09 15:01:01 UTC - HELPFUL
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NNN Will Stancil is a lawyer and is correct. Defamation involving allegations of a crime are damages per se, meaning the plaintiff does not need to prove damages (they are assumed by the nature of the speech) https://www.laxneville.com/amp/defamation-slander-and-libel.html https://www.tentingerlawfirm.com/defamation/#:~:text=A%20statement%20is%20defamatory%20if,hatred%2C%20contempt%2C%20or%20ridicule.
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