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0451 DEPUBLISHED If a writing falsely attributed to the plaintiff is so obviously satirical that the reasonable reader would not believe that it was actually written by the plaintiff, it cannot be false because it does not assert a fact, and therefore cannot result in defamation liability.CitationPATRICK v SUPERIOR COURT (Phoney Memo) 22 CA4 354 [See: Phila Newspapers v Hepps 475 US 767; Greenbelt v Bresler 398 US 6; Hustler v Falwell 485 US 46] |
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