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SpaceTabs t1_jbx82q0 wrote

The first amendment protects people who lie from actions by the state. When the first amendment was ratified in 1791, it was intended specifically to protect people who would say outrageous things during elections, including lying. I believe two states voted against it. It was not about "journalism", which as we know it today did not exist at the time. Colonists enjoyed saying vile things about their adversary, knowing it would have resulted in their imprisonment in England.

Given the number of prominent politicians in the US that are serial liars, it is unlikely to change anytime soon. They can pursue civil actions for damages, but attempts to "regulate" or prosecute information would be a political death sentence.

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PointOfFingers t1_jbwzhbj wrote

Right wing activists - always making themselves the victims even when people are trying to help them or protect them or mind their own business. No surprise she made up abuse claims against a former business partner to "win":

>Kimberly Reicks, 40, is a right-wing activist who built a national profile in conservative circles for her opposition to mask mandates in schools and her continued fight over a student organization's after-school drag show last year at Ankeny High School.

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