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Originally Posted by tompe
The thing you say have to have some public interest also. If you for example know that you non-famous neighbour used drugs 20 years ago than it can be libel to publish that even if it is true. There was no public interest to spread that information. Having an affair would be another case unless it is a famous person were you can show that there is a public interest,
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That's interesting. In English law, "truth" is an absolute defence against libel. No true statement can be held to be libellous. There are other laws which may apply, however, such as those governing invasion of privacy.