John Stossel sues Facebook for allegedly defaming him with fact-check
&gt; Libel is a method of defamation expressed by print, writing, pictures, signs, effigies, or any communication embodied in physical form that is injurious to a person&#x27;s reputation, exposes a person to public hatred, contempt or ridicule, or injures a person in his&#x2F;her business or profession. [0]<p>This is interesting as it seems that platforms like Twitter and Facebook have avoided liability through Section 230 for content posted on their websites as the platform did not create the content.<p>However, now that they seem to be automatically &quot;fact-checking&quot; and&#x2F;or otherwise creating content with people as subjects, the platforms may be opening the door to liability.<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.law.cornell.edu&#x2F;wex&#x2F;libel" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.law.cornell.edu&#x2F;wex&#x2F;libel</a>