As stated by Justice Brennan, the standard in defamation cases "prohibits a public official from recovering damages for a defamatory falsehood relating to his official conduct unless he proves that the statement was made with ___________; that is, with knowledge that it was false or with reckless disregard of whether it was false or not."

a. ill will
b. hatred of the public official
c. actual malice
d. actual discontent


C

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