Defamation, libel, and slander

In the auction industry, reputation is often one of an auctioneer's most valuable assets. Buyers, sellers, and fellow professionals rely heavily on trust, honesty, and credibility when choosing whom to do business with. Because of that, false statements about another person can have serious consequences. Auctioneers should understand the legal concepts of defamation, libel, and slander, both to protect their own reputations and to avoid making statements that could create legal […]

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#Statements made #today by #President #Donald #Trump about #President Ahmed Al-Sharaa, saying that he is doing a good job, #moving #quickly, and is a great #leader.

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/whately-and-mcfadden-compete-to-provide-most-misleading-contributions-to-kings-speech-debate/. "A #Commons #debate that followed last week’s king’s speech was littered with misleading #statements about #disabled people’s support, both from the #Conservative #opposition & the #Labour #Government."

Family, friends deliver emotional statements in court about Leslieville mom killed in shooting
Emotional victim impact statements were read by two Crown lawyers at a sentencing hearing in Toronto on Tuesday for a man convicted of second-degree murder.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/karolina-huebner-makurat-victim-impact-statements-leslieville-damian-hudson-9.7205352?cmp=rss

Environment and Climate Change Canada warns of potential funnel clouds across Alberta
The agency has issued dozens of special weather statements that cover the eastern half of the province — as far south as Calgary and as far north as the Northwest Territories border.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-funnel-clouds-9.7204893?cmp=rss

Family of former Olympic skater killed in crash speaks in court ahead of sentencing
The family of a former Canadian Olympic figure skater killed in a 2023 car crash gave emotional victim impact statements in an Ontario court.
#Canada #FatalCollision #impactstatements #Olympicfigureskater
https://globalnews.ca/news/11847666/ont-fatal-crash/

Family of former Olympic skater killed in crash speaks in court ahead of sentencing
The family of a former Canadian Olympic figure skater killed in a 2023 car crash gave emotional victim impact statements in an Ontario court.
#Canada #FatalCollision #impactstatements #Olympicfigureskater
https://globalnews.ca/news/11847666/ont-fatal-crash/

Family of former Olympic skater killed in crash speaks in court ahead of sentencing
The family of a former Canadian Olympic figure skater killed in a 2023 car crash gave emotional victim impact statements in an Ontario court.
#Canada #FatalCollision #impactstatements #Olympicfigureskater
https://globalnews.ca/news/11847666/ont-fatal-crash/

https://theconversation.com/how-does-the-uk-press-report-net-zero-we-studied-500-articles-to-find-out-280701. "Misleading #claims were very common. This was especially true in #opinion & #editorial pieces. In 4 right-wing outlets - the Telegraph, Mail, Express & Sun – more than 70% of such #articles contained at least 1 misleading #statement... Of the editorials & opinion pieces we flagged at the Telegraph, Mail, Express & Sun, between 39% & 60% included at least 3 misleading #statements." Hardly surprising, eh, @GeraldKutney?

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/apr/24/zak-polanski-calls-for-nuance-when-discussing-antisemitism-in-rebuke-of-pm. "[Polanski] added: 'We’ve got into a bizarre situation in this country where a non-Jewish prime minister is attacking the one #Jewish #leader on a case of #antisemitism.'" The accusation is absurd, & stems from the #IHRA #definition of antisemitism, which seeks to make all #statements of #AntiZionism "antisemitic", @ZackPolanski. Criticism of #Israel & the #Israeli #Government, & #support for the #Palestinians, isn't antisemitism.