• markstos@lemmy.world
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    26 days ago

    Journalists have avoid committing libel.

    In an active-voice headline they would need to add a word like “allegedly” or “reportedly”, which they could have done.

    If they report a claim that someone committed a crime and the person is found to not have actually done so, that’s grounds for a libel lawsuit.

    So reporting on alleged crimes is done carefully.