Because what we first have to do under the law is we have to demand a retraction from the guy. And that would give us the ability to sue. Like, you can't... It doesn't matter whether he retracts it, but you can't sue him before you demand the retraction, okay?

And the effect of a successful or sufficient retraction and correction is that that plaintiff can't get punitive damages in the suit, right? But they can still sue even if you do the retraction.

He defamed people, which isn't the same thing. Also, I'm not sure what defamation laws are like in Russia, but based on the U.S. standard, Dugan and his daughter are definitely public figures, so talking about the possibility that the attack could have been a false flag wouldn't rise to the level of actual malice required to be defamation against them, which is one of the reasons why Alex...

When it becomes public figure, it becomes a lot more difficult. These cases become more difficult because you have a platform to speak yourself.