Media outlets certainly do that, but can't product makers sue them for damages, when they publish false information that can tank a stock or kill a company's sales?
Usually not. To prove libel you have to prove: 1. the information is false, 2. The speaker knew it was false, 3. The speaker spread the false information with the intent to harm the plantiff. Without all three it isn't libel in the US.
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Media outlets certainly do that, but can't product makers sue them for damages, when they publish false information that can tank a stock or kill a company's sales?
Usually not. To prove libel you have to prove: 1. the information is false, 2. The speaker knew it was false, 3. The speaker spread the false information with the intent to harm the plantiff. Without all three it isn't libel in the US.