Facebook Court Filing Admits ‘Fact Checks’ Are Just A Matter Of ‘Protected’ Opinion

[Down1]

In a court filing responding to a lawsuit filed by John Stossel claiming that he was defamed by a “fact check” Facebook used to label a video by him as “misleading,” Meta’s attorneys assert that the “fact check” was an “opinion,” not an actual check of facts and declaration of facts. Under libel law, opinions are protected from liability for libel.
https://theparadise.ng/big-tech-court-filing-admits-fact-checks-are-just-a-matter-of-protected-opinion/

[ziero0]

While that is true articulating an opinion that harms someone is actionable.

The opinion might be held privately but publicizing it is what creates the harm.

The harm has the remedy!

[keehah]

yourdestinationnow.com: Facebook Admits Their 3rd-Party “Fact Checks” Are “Protected Opinions” But Very Effective in Shutting Down Conservative Content on Their Platform (http://www.yourdestinationnow.com/2021/12/facebook-admits-their-3rd-party-fact.html)