If your opinion is wrong ...
Actually, under English law you can be in the wrong even if your statement is factually correct.
For example, a newspaper prints an article stating that Mr Yokel of Wurzel Street is in court charged with (something) - which may be perfectly correct. However, if that Mr Yokel lives at No 5, the other Mr Yokel living at no 23 has standing to sue the paper for defamation - because although the statement is 100% correct, it incorrectly leads readers to believe that Mr Yokel of no 23 has been charged with criminal offences when he hasn't. So by not making it clear that they are specifically referring to the Mr Yokel at no 5 they have left themselves open to action.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
