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articles tagged: libel laws
silencing skeptics one lawsuit at a time?
# science

silencing skeptics one lawsuit at a time?

Emboldened by chiropractors suing Simon Singh, anti-vaccine activists are coming after critics and scientists with frivolous but expensive libel claims.

when the laws aren’t there for your protection
# politics

when the laws aren’t there for your protection

Quacks and cranks are using libel laws to silence critics and skeptics into submission and keep money flowing into their pockets.