What is Libel? Defamation? Slander? What's the difference between them?

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2. • It’s an published false declaration that then
damages a person's reputation. This is
against the media law ethics.

3. • Slander is like libel, it can be either an
action or a crime that gives us falsely
accused statements about someone. Also
it damages person’s reputation.

4. • It’s a law is when an aspect of the media
offends and hurts your reputation and
livelihood and also your family and friends.
In order to the situation a civil remedy is
put in place to help you about the scandal.
It’s mostly procedures and sanctions.

5. • The difference between libel and slander is
libel’s an written statement whereas
slander is spoken. Also defamation is a
law.

6. • Ahmed Mohamed, a Muslim teenager was arrested in Texas last year when he brought
a homemade clock to school.
• A defamation lawsuit was brought in to this, going against media figures and
organizations.
• Mohamed Elhassan Mohamed, the father of the teen, filed the lawsuit last week in
Dallas County, for his son who was in detention and had to endure questioning last
September which made international headlines and accusations of Islamophobia.
• He was then suspended from school for three days, even though police had decided
not to charge him with making a fake bomb.
• They asked Irving and its school district for $15m in damages last November. They
also filed an federal case lawsuit last month alleging discrimination.
• They have now moved back to Qatar as its been reported that the family have been
worried sick about their safety in Texas.
• Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/27/ahmed-mohamed-clock-
boy-defamation-lawsuit-glenn-beck