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>spreading deadly misinformation is a constitutionally protected right

For the people saying that it is a protected right, then how come you can't yell "fire" in a crowded theater when there isn't a fire?

I'm not trying to argue one side or the other - because I don't have a good answer. But it's not as one sided as some people make it out to be - free speech isn't totally free.




>For the people saying that it is a protected right, then how come you can't yell "fire" in a crowded theater when there isn't a fire?

That's a terrible example, not only because the ruling where it's used was overturned, but it was also used to justify imprisoning anti-draft activists.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schenck_v._United_States


Thanks, gruez. I find the "fire in theatre" quote to be one of the most ironically misused arguments.




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