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Not necessarily, past a certain extent it may be construed as disturbing the peace, harassment, sabotage, and even blackmail. None of which is protected under the US Constitution as such acts violates, and/or distorts the rights, life and freedoms of the individual(s) the untrue story is spread about. As for media stories, the media is accountable for the stories they cover meaning whenever a media company takes up an untrue story or as often occures manufactures misinformation or half truths that seem valid however are not that damages or supresses the reputation, freedoms, or wellbeing of a living person/entity the media company or personalities that ran the story may be fined, even sued, or imprisoned, much the same is so with online slander and social bullying.

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