Libel / Defamation: Making the claim that the boys actually said something they did not legally falls under 'Libel' and 'Defamation'.
"The First Amendment allows plaintiffs to recover proved compensatory damages (such as loss of business opportunities, loss of social standing, and emotional distress stemming from those harms) based on a showing that the defendant speakers' errors were negligent."
--- CNN and other media outlets that raced to the airwaves and print with the Fake News stories about the kids based on a few seconds of the hour-long+ video they had in their possession yet CHOSE not to view until it all blew up in their faces is a slam dunk case of proven
'Negligence'.
"But before plaintiffs recover other damages -- such as "presumed damages," which don't require a showing of specific loss, or punitive damages -- they have to show that the defendants knew their statements were false or likely false (the misnamed "actual malice" standard)."
--- These news agencies, having the entire video in their possession,
should have known what they were reporting was false. If the case goes before a JUDGE the case gets shut down. With the amount of hate and distrust for the media these days, if it goes before a jury trial it is a slight toss up.
The only one who REALLY has the biggest opportunity to get screwed HARD here is the newly elected Muslim Dem who attacked the kids EVEN AFTER IT WAS WIDELY TELEVISED THAT ALL THE STORIES ABOUT THEM WERE FALSE.
- The trouble is that the law here states the individual can most probably only be found guilty IF, despite the fact it was 'debunked', they still believed it to be true they kept their accusation up (on-line, web page, tweet, etc...) Omar eventually deleted her Tweet attacking the boys.
There IS extremely shaky ground for any law suit to be filed against those who recklessly and falsely attacked the kids. Even in Omar's case, for example, because she took her known false attack down yet refuses to apologize, that just makes her a Liberal fake news asshole, not guilty of Libel / Defamation.
Probably the strongest case against anyone might probably be against those who called for violence against them, such as CNN saying,
'Someone should punch that kid in the face'.
Anyone calling for / inciting violence against these kids COULD face charges 18 U.S. Code § 373 - Solicitation to commit a crime of violence
And lawyers could really REACH by attempting to file a lawsuit over 'cyber-bullying', which all 50 states now have laws against.
- Twitter, Facebook, and even the media's web pages that blasted the kids with the fake news stories could potentially be argued to be part of that 'cyber' bullying.
I am not saying there is a STRONG legal case, but there is a legal basis lawyers could use, especially if they think they could get a jury trial. The vile media coverage and horrific calls for violence against kids could potentially end up costing people / the media a pretty penny, if not in PR alone.
The fake news pricks, Hollywood scumbags, and Libtards like Omar should just do the right thing - own up to their own fake news mistake and apologize. It's the least they owe these kids.
18 U.S. Code § 373 - Solicitation to commit a crime of violence
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