In legalistic terms, Floyd made a retraction, which greatly reduces the amount of damages.
As far a free speech goes, Floyd made the mistake of making a statement of fact, as opposed to an expression of doubt. For instance, never say "I know he takes steroids" or "I know he cheats" or "I know he steals." That is clearly defamation.
But you could say, "I don't what he's taking, but the rapid gain in weight could be attributed to the use of steroids. That's why I want drug testing."
As far a free speech goes, Floyd made the mistake of making a statement of fact, as opposed to an expression of doubt. For instance, never say "I know he takes steroids" or "I know he cheats" or "I know he steals." That is clearly defamation.
But you could say, "I don't what he's taking, but the rapid gain in weight could be attributed to the use of steroids. That's why I want drug testing."
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