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FindLaw Accident, Injury and Tort Law Blog  Can Retweeting Get
You Sued for Libel?  Can retweeting a false news story get you
sued for libel? The question comes on the heels of the British
Broadcasting Corporation's legal settlement with a UK politician
who is now going after individuals for allegedly libelous
retweets, The New York Times reports.  A few weeks ago, a BBC
report falsely linked Alastair McAlpine to a child sex-abuse
case. It quickly came to light that the report was incorrect,
and that McAlpine wasn't involved.  The BBC quickly settled a
libel suit that McAlpine brought and paid the politician about
$300,000, the Associated Press reports. But people who retweeted
the BBC's erroneous story may be in trouble too.  McAlpine and
his lawyers are seeking libel damages from at least 20 "high-
profile tweeters" who spread the BBC report on Twitter, reports
the Times. While this case is playing out in the UK, the
ubiquity of Twitter means thi