[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Mike Lee [@BasedMikeLee](/creator/twitter/BasedMikeLee) on x 603.8K followers Created: 2025-07-18 21:35:21 UTC Given that Trump is a public figure, to prevail in his newly filed defamation action, he’ll need to prove that the defendants—Dow Jones, the WSJ, News Corp, Rupert Murdoch, and a few others—made false and defamatory statements, either with actual knowledge of their falsity or with reckless disregard for the truth This “actual malice”standard is extraordinarily difficult to meet and stems solely from a 1964 Supreme Court decision—New York Times v. Sullivan—that essentially made up the rule out of thin air, wrongly claiming it was mandated by the First Amendment The ruling has supercharged media outlets, granting them near-total immunity for negligently defaming public figures so long as they avoid knowingly lying or recklessly ignoring facts Anyone care to guess which political party bears the brunt of this lopsided setup? XXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [jeffrey epstein](/topic/jeffrey-epstein) [dow](/topic/dow) [wall street](/topic/wall-street) [wsj](/topic/wsj) [donald trump](/topic/donald-trump) [Post Link](https://x.com/BasedMikeLee/status/1946322927462260755)
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Mike Lee @BasedMikeLee on x 603.8K followers
Created: 2025-07-18 21:35:21 UTC
Given that Trump is a public figure, to prevail in his newly filed defamation action, he’ll need to prove that the defendants—Dow Jones, the WSJ, News Corp, Rupert Murdoch, and a few others—made false and defamatory statements, either with actual knowledge of their falsity or with reckless disregard for the truth
This “actual malice”standard is extraordinarily difficult to meet and stems solely from a 1964 Supreme Court decision—New York Times v. Sullivan—that essentially made up the rule out of thin air, wrongly claiming it was mandated by the First Amendment
The ruling has supercharged media outlets, granting them near-total immunity for negligently defaming public figures so long as they avoid knowingly lying or recklessly ignoring facts
Anyone care to guess which political party bears the brunt of this lopsided setup?
XXXXXX engagements
Related Topics jeffrey epstein dow wall street wsj donald trump