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Blogger Fined $60K For Telling the Truth

Posted by Soulskill on from the you-can't-handle-the-truth dept.

jfruhlinger writes "'Johnny Northside,' a Minneapolis blogger with less than 500 readers a day, revealed that a University of Minnesota researcher studying mortgage fraud had been involved in a fraudulent mortgage himself; the blog post was at least partially responsible for the researcher losing his job. The researcher then sued the blogger and won — despite the blogger having his facts straight. Johnny Northside plans to appeal the verdict."

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  1. that will teach him! by neo8750 · · Score: 3, Funny

    The internet is no place for the truth! Serves him right for spreading that horrible stuff around.

    1. Re:that will teach him! by hedwards · · Score: 4, Funny

      No you don't. Liar.