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Libel is a defamatory or hurtful remark told about someone to others, and slander is when this remark or comment is broadcast over the TV, radio, printed in a publication, or forwarded to others on the Internet.

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FALSE

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Answer:

This is false.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement in the question interchange the meanings of the two terms. The correct definitions are therefore given as follows:

Libel is can be described as a written or published false statement about another person that damages their reputation unjustly.

Slander refers a spoken false statement about another person that damages their reputation unjustly.

Based on the definitions above, the statement in the question can be correctly rewritten as follows:

Slander is a defamatory or hurtful remark told about someone to others, and libel is when this remark or comment is broadcast over the TV, radio, printed in a publication, or forwarded to others on the Internet.

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