Question

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Anne Tracy works as a journalist for The Daily Mouth. She wrote a story
about how Senator Jones cheated on his law school exam. She interviewed
witnesses who saw the senator cheating. The story ran on the front page.
Senator Jones denied the charges but then he resigned from office. He
plans to sue The Daily Mouth for damages. Under what circumstances
could he sue the paper and win his lawsuit?
He could sue for libel if the accusations were false and hurt his reputation.
He could sue for libel if he proved that Tracy had a grudge against him.
He could sue for libel if he proved the allegations created a dangerous situation.
O He could sue for libel if the accusations were true but his reputation was hurt.

Answer 1

The correct answer is D. You could sue for defamation if the allegations were true, but your reputation suffered.

Step-by-step explanation

Defamation is the name by which the action of spreading an accusation towards another person is known that can cause damage to the honor, dignity or reputation of the accused who is accused. Therefore, if Senator Jones has evidence, he could sue for defamation of the media. However, the fragment also refers to Anne Tracy having witnesses to support her accusation, so it would be unlikely that Senator Jones had evidence to declare him innocent. On the other hand, if he were innocent, his reputation in society had already been affected. So the correct answer is D. He could sue for defamation if the accusations were true but his reputation was damaged.