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False statements are lies. If you say the lies orally, it is slander. If you write the lies, it is libel.

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Making false statements about someone is called defamation. Defamation can be further categorized as slander if the false statements are spoken, and libel if they are written or published.

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It depends on whether they are good statements or bad. Bad statements would be slander while good ones could be sycophancy.

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