{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.77","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 609.77","heading":"FALSE INFORMATION TO NEWS MEDIA.","body":"Whoever, with intent that it be published or disseminated and that it defame another person, communicates to any newspaper, magazine or other news media, any statement, knowing it to be false, is guilty of a misdemeanor.","path":["CRIMES; EXPUNGEMENT; VICTIMS","CHAPTER 609. CRIMINAL CODE","CRIMES AGAINST REPUTATION"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/609.77","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:51Z","sha256":"ffdd67162f99c9e6f2679467948cbc9a46ced55bcf9a41fe360e5ac9d907d7e0","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.765","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-609.771"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}