The Local Newspaper Runs a Story Stating Most of the Faculty

question 24

True/False

The local newspaper runs a story stating most of the faculty members of Nunya Business Academy lack the degrees they claim to hold. No names are mentioned in the story, but the administration launches an investigation into faculty credentials. It is disclosed to a few higher ups Professor Sue Doughnym has falsified her records. She is fired, but sues the university newspaper and administration to restore her good name. The question is not whether she will win her defamation claim but how she was identified in the newspaper. If she files suit against the paper, The Daily Stultus, which reported the statistic she will win.

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