A newspaper publishes a factually incorrect and highly negative story about a presidential candidate.That candidate sues the paper for libel.The courts are likely to rule which of the following?
A) The candidate is likely to win damages (money from the paper) , because the freedom of the press does not include the freedom to print factually untrue statements.
B) The candidate will not win damages (money from the paper) , because freedom of the press does include the freedom to print factually untrue statements.
C) The candidate will win damages (money) only if he can prove the paper knew the story was a lie when it printed it, but did so anyway.
D) The candidate will win damages (money) if he can prove that the publication of the paper resulted in a severe and immediate harm to his reputation.
E) The candidate cannot win damages (money) from the paper because he is a "public figure" and thus exempt from the normal rules governing libel.
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