You can use a defence called honest opinion if someone says you defamed them. This defence used to be called fair comment before the Defamation Act 1992 started. It is now known as honest opinion.
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In proceedings for defamation, the defence known before the commencement of this Act as the defence of fair comment shall, after the commencement of this Act, be known as the defence of honest opinion.
