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Can I sue a newspaper if their front page headline says that 3 murder suspects are former juvenile jail grads and...

Asked over 2 years ago - Trenton, NJ

in fact only two of the three are juvie grads? Also, the newspaper posted pictures on the front page with this headline, one of a former juvinile jail inmate and the second of a man without a juvie jail record.

The newspaper went to record in the article that only two of the suspects and the one man who's picture they posted did not have a juvie record.

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Jonathan H Levy

Reputation Level 19

Answered over 2 years ago. International Law Attorney in Washington, DC.

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I suppose if I was a murder suspect I might have more important concerns than trying to sue the newspaper. However, the standard of proof is high, you need to show the newspaper knowingly and malciously published a falsehood. Additionally, it seems only the headline was wrong not the story so it appears to be an error not on purpose. You should ask the newspaper to publish a correction.

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