ABSTRACT Against the backdrop of the regulatory furore over ‘fake news’, this article examines the protection that is afforded to untruthful expression by the European Court of Human Rights and by national courts in Germany, the UK and the US. It argues that the suppression of ‘fake news’ in the face of uncertainty over the contours of this highly politicised term and of the evidentiary vacuum as to the harm posed, may run counter to constitutional guarantees of free speech. Regulatory interventions seeking to curb the flow of ‘fake news’, which is not per se illegal, require careful consideration lest they should empower governments or unaccountable technology corporations without editorial culture to become the arbiters of truth.

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““假新闻”：面对监管不确定性，重新考虑不真实表达的价值”

摘要在有关“假新闻”的监管狂潮的背景下，本文探讨了欧洲人权法院以及德国，英国和美国的国家法院对不实表达的保护。它认为，面对这个高度政治化的术语的不确定性以及对所造成的损害的证据真空，对“假新闻”的压制可能与言论自由的宪法保障背道而驰。旨在遏制“假新闻”本身并非非法的流传的监管干预措施需要仔细考虑，以免它们应授权政府或没有社论文化的不负责任的技术公司成为真理的仲裁者。