ADAM BAIR
v.
BALLER ALERT, INC.
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A statement is protected under the substantial truth doctrine if the gist or sting of the statement is true, even if not perfectly accurate in every immaterial detail.
[1] Under the substantial truth doctrine, a statement is not actionable if the gist or sting of the statement is true, even if minor inaccuracies exist in immaterial details.
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligence“Under the substantial truth doctrine, a statement does not have to be perfectly accurate if the gist or the sting of the statement is true. As long as a report is substantially correct, it is not necessary that it be exact in every immaterial detail or that it conform to the precision demanded in technical or scientific reporting.”
Court's application of the substantial truth doctrine in affirming the lower court decision
Adam Bair appealed a decision from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County involving Baller Alert, Inc. The case involved a statement whose accuracy B…
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Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida
Opinion filed December 17, 2025. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
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No. 3D25-0941 Lower Tribunal No. 24-14757-CA-01 ________________
Adam Bair, Appellant,
vs.
Baller Alert, Inc., Appellee.
An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, David C. Miller and Jason Emilios Dimitris, Judges.
Adam Bair in proper person.
Wolfe Law Miami, P.A., and Richard C. Wolfe and Nick Medina, for appellee.
Before SCALES, C.J., and GORDO and LOBREE, JJ.
PER CURIAM.
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Affirmed. See Readon v. WPLG LLC, 317 So. 3d 1229, 1234–35 (Fla. 3d DCA 2021) (“Under the substantial truth doctrine, a statement does not have to be perfectly accurate if the gist or the sting of the statement is true. As long as a report is substantially correct, it is not necessary that it be exact in every immaterial detail or that it conform to the precision demanded in technical or scientific reporting.”) (internal quotation marks and citations omitted).
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