World Investment & Trading,Inc.(WIT),encourages its employees to build trust with its customers and other companies.Unfounded complaints and exaggerated charges leveled against WIT online would most likely be regarded by a court as
A)an expression of fact.
B)a form of speech protected by the First Amendment.
C)an inappropriate online disclosure.
D)libelous.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Unfounded complaints and exaggerated charges are typically considered opinions rather than statements of fact, and opinions are generally protected by the First Amendment as free speech.