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[https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/03/mark_steyn_appeals_hockey_stick_verdict.html Here is my latest on the ''American Thinker'']."

[https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/03/mark_steyn_appeals_hockey_stick_verdict.html Here is my latest on the ''American Thinker'']."

It turns out that Steyn wasn't happy with my description of the alleged libel, so that part of the article has been dropped. The "corrected" version just says that it was Steyn's "opinion" and was therefore protected free speech, which I suppose is what matters legally. [https://www.npr.org/2024/02/08/1230236546/famous-climate-scientist-michael-mann-wins-his-defamation-case Various news reports in the corporate media do detail what Steyn wrote]. That would seem to be a contradiction. If what Steyn wrote is libelous, which is what the MSM claims, then to quote it is also libelous. [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 23:15, March 17, 2024 (EDT)

It turns out that Steyn wasn't happy with my description of the alleged libel, so that part of the article has been dropped. The "corrected" version just says that it was Steyn's "opinion" and was therefore protected free speech, which I suppose is what matters legally. [https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-defamation-michael-mann-penn-state-61289ee2d8d2143768d28995c83899ef Various news reports in the corporate media do detail what Steyn wrote]. That would seem to be a contradiction. If what Steyn wrote is libelous, which is what the MSM claims, then to quote it is also libelous. [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] ([[User talk:PeterKa|talk]]) 23:15, March 17, 2024 (EDT)