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Slander and libel are false or malicious claims that may harm someone's reputation. If false, malicious statements are published in mainstream media (i.e. on the internet, in a magazine, etc.) then it is classified as "libel". If the defamatory statements are only spoken, then it is called "slander".

Libel may also refer to:

• Libel (film) (1959), a British drama film
• Libel (poetry), a verse genre primarily of the Renaissance
• Libel, a village in the Rychnov nad Kněžnou District of the Czech Republic

[edit] See also

• Seditious libel, a criminal offence under English common law, related to attacks on the government or the church
• Blasphemous libel, a common law criminal offence in England and Wales
• Blood libel, sensationalized allegations that a person or group engages in human sacrifice

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