Misinformation,Disinformation or Malinformation labels Discourages Protected Free Speech

he ruling of Chief Judge Colm F. Connolly published on July 22, 2024 is a very good precedent to understand that substantial truth is a defense against defamation charges. It even showed that ""misinformation," "disinformation," or "malinformation" by a government entity" can be "viewed as an effort to discourage people from engaging in that speech" which in that case, if true is definitely not a valid case for defamation.

It is this channel's opinion that as long as what is spoken is substantially true. "[A] statement is substantially true if the statement would not have a different effect on the mind of the reader from that which the pleaded truth would have produced."

This is good news for truth seekers who speak the truth in the myriad of media, especially social media, that is very prevalent at this time.

Federal Court posting on Jankowicz v. Fox News: https://www.ded.uscourts.gov/opinion/jankowicz-v-fox-news-network-llc-et-al

PDF File on Jankowicz v. Fox News ruling: https://www.ded.uscourts.gov/sites/ded/files/opinions/23-513.pdf

Tidbits taken from the following News and Commentary Channels:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3V2PTnww0o&t=548s

https://san.com/cc/judge-tosses-fox-news-lawsuit-brought-by-nina-jankowicz/