If a Newspaper or Tabloid Publishes Something About a Person

question 12

Multiple Choice

If a newspaper or tabloid publishes something about a person that is untrue, with the intent of injuring that person's reputation, and actual harm results, the newspaper or tabloid has engaged in .

• A) hate speech
• B) slander
• C) libel
• D) symbolic speech
• E) obscenity

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