In my presentation, Legal Libel, my goal of the presentation was to discuss and answer the question of the week: “What are the restraints of free speech and the First Amendment in the news?” by focusing on the idea of fake news, and how it fits within restraints and regulations of the laws of our nation. To answer this question, I aimed to first address key terms of the chapter such as libel, fabrication, and dangerous speech in hopes to educate my audience of a few key concepts that are not covered by the United States Constitution. I next introduced what fake news is, and provided the class with examples in order to show that fake news is out there, and gave statistics about how frequently Americans consume fake news. I then introduced a specific case of fake news about Ivanka Trump, and how a fake news article claimed she had been shot in the White House. Next, I outlined how and why articles such as these can be posted and circulated on the internet due to the laws of the Communication Decency Act and the loophole of Third Party Posting Sites. The class discussion focused on opinions as to whether articles like these should be restrained by free speech, and challenging others to educate themselves about credible news vs fake news. This case aimed to show the restraints of free speech on the Internet, and how fake news gets around these restraints and can be classified as free speech.
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