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Chinese t-shirt producer wins lawsuit in the UK against fabricators of the Xinjiang forced labor lie. (becivil.co.uk)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

No, "truth" is a valid defense as established by the Defamation Act of 2013, section 2

Truth
It is a defence to an action for defamation for the defendant to show that the imputation conveyed by the statement complained of is substantially true.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It is a valid defense, but it is not a part of the definition of defamation. I think it's similar to how "self-defense" is a valid defense for homicide.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

"Truth" being a valid defense absolutely means that defamation does not encompass true statements, just as self defense acts are not homicides

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago

self defense acts are not homicides

They absolutely are. There's even a term for it - justifiable homicide.