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minus-squaresquirrelwithnut@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·18 days ago“allegedly” … “caught on surveillance video”. huh?
minus-squarestoly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·18 days agoThat’s ethics. It has to be proven in court before the press can report on it as fact. Until then, it’s libel to say anything but alleged.
minus-squareEtterra@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·18 days agoNot just ethics; until found guilty they could be held civil liable if they didn’t say “allegedly”.
“allegedly” … “caught on surveillance video”. huh?
That’s ethics. It has to be proven in court before the press can report on it as fact. Until then, it’s libel to say anything but alleged.
Not just ethics; until found guilty they could be held civil liable if they didn’t say “allegedly”.
Hence my reference to libel.