{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-231-92","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 231, § 92","heading":"Truth as justification for libel","body":"Section 92. The defendant in an action for writing or for publishing a libel may introduce in evidence the truth of the matter contained in the publication charged as libellous; and the truth shall be a justification unless actual malice is proved.","path":["Part III","Title II","Chapter 231"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleII/Chapter231/Section92","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:24:53Z","sha256":"7e835db484c88d0d7eddd385688578148962703ec4b33e8640b198402fc9cf28","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-231-91b","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-231-93"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}