Civil Litigation
Mar. 10, 2017
Defamation claims and fake news bullsh*t
Imagine if you were sued for calling something "bullsh*t news." You don't have to imagine hard. It's already happened: BuzzFeed published an article calling a British news agency "The King of Bullsh*t News."
Dan D. Terzian
Warren Terzian LLPPhone: (213) 410-2620
Email: dan.terzian@warrenterzian.com
UCLA SOL; Los Angeles CA
A Colorado state senator has called a Colorado newspaper "fake news." Now that newspaper, the Grand Junction Sentinel, is threatening to sue the senator for defamation.
The threat's bullsh*t.
Imagine if you were sued for calling something "bullsh*t news." You don't have to imagine hard. It's already happened: BuzzFeed published an article calling a British news agency "The King of Bullsh*t News."
For some, being called bullsh*t by BuzzFeed would be a medal worn proudly....
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