Defamation requires that:
A)The defendant makes an untrue statement of fact about the plaintiff.
B)The statement is published.
C)Both of the above.
D)None of the above.

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Defamation requires both elements to be present: the defendant must make an untrue statement of fact about the plaintiff, and that statement must be published (meaning communicated to a third party). It is not defamation if the statement is true or if it is not communicated to anyone else.

Defamation Requires That