Chapter 25 Self-test questions

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. A defamatory statement which is spoken, rather than written, is called ______

Your response

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. What is a malicious falsehood?

A defamatory statement which lowers people's estimation of the claimant in their trade, office or profession correct incorrect

A lie deliberately made up to cause someone harm correct incorrect

A false statement which may cause a person financial damage correct incorrect

A story told to a journalist by a source which cannot be verified correct incorrect

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. What must the claimant prove in a malicious falsehood action?

The statement is defamatory correct incorrect

That it was published by accident correct incorrect

They have suffered financial losses correct incorrect

That it is untrue correct incorrect

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. How long does someone have to bring a malicious falsehood action?

28 days correct incorrect

Six months correct incorrect

One year correct incorrect

Two years correct incorrect

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. If an editor fails to swiftly respond to a complaint of malicious falsehood and fails to correct a story online, this could lead to the court viewing the publication as 'malicious'.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect