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Originally Posted by jfrog
If you had the facts wrong and later publicly apologized when you realized that, could you still be sued for slander?
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Under the commonlaw the answer is no.
Retraction - unless made immediately after publication so as to negate the defamatory effect of a statement, retraction does not undo the wrong. But it may be considered by the court to show lack of actual malice in mitigation of damage. (Barbri on Torts)
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