- Defamation requires a provably false statement of fact, not an opinion, insult, hyperbole, or rhetoric.
- Professor Rebecca Scofield of the University of Idaho is suing Ashley Guillard, a Tik-Tok personality, for defamation after Guillard released a series of TikTok videos accusing Scofield of plotting and ordering the murders of four students at the University.
- The question arises whether it is defamatory to offer an opinion based on magic, such as tarot card readings.
- Professor Scofield may have an easier time proving defamation based on statements made by Guillard that do not explicitly reference tarot card readings.
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