WONK reporter Bess Twishes uncovers some information that State Senator Rhoda Camel has been accepting bribes. Twishes has made two recordings of conversations with two different sources who accuse the Senator. Assume for a moment that the senator has NOT accepted bribes. The story is worded, "According to two different sources, she has accepted bribes." If Camel sues for libel, WONK and Twishes will be able to successfully defend themselves by showing that the report is true because two different sources did, in fact, make the accusations.

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To use truth as a defense, it is not enough to show that the accusations were made. It would require that WONK prove the truth of the accusations.

WONK Reporter Bess Twishes Uncovers Some Information That State Senator