FAIR COMMENT

fair comment.A statement based on the writer’s or speaker’s honest opinion about a matter of

public concern. • Fair comment is a defense to libel or slander. [Cases: Libel and Slander 48(1).

C.J.S. Libel and Slander; Injurious Falsehood §§ 91–92, 96, 98, 102–104.][Blacks Law 8th]