{"id":4103,"date":"2022-10-20T13:56:36","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T13:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/?p=4103"},"modified":"2022-10-20T13:56:36","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T13:56:36","slug":"can-you-get-sued-for-publishing-misinformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/can-you-get-sued-for-publishing-misinformation\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you get sued for publishing misinformation?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This week on the <a href=\"https:\/\/microcosm.pub\/podcast\">People&#8217;s Guide to Publishing podcast<\/a>, Joe and Elly answer a reader question: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/i0HbLb5HcEg\">do book publishers need to be concerned about liability if they publish books containing scientifically inaccurate information<\/a>? 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