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  "value": "Case brought against the Indianapolis News over Panama Canal stories",
  "statement": "The Indianapolis News had published stories questioning the finances of the Panama Canal purchase, and Roosevelt considered the stories libelous and sought to prosecute the paper.",
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  "evidence_quote": "The News had published stories questioning the financial aspects of acquisition of the Panama Canal. President Theodore Roosevelt considered these stories libelous and sought a libel prosecution in Washington, D.C.",
  "evidence_date": "2009-01-01",
  "method": "outlet_report",
  "verified_at": "2026-09-26",
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  "url": "https://thewaronnews.com/claims/966",
  "subject_url": "https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1909-us-panama-canal-libel-prosecutions",
  "source": {
    "id": 600,
    "url": "https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/united-states-v-smith/",
    "final_url": "https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/united-states-v-smith-ind/",
    "title": "United States v. Smith (Ind.) (1909)",
    "publisher": "The First Amendment Encyclopedia, Middle Tennessee State University",
    "published_on": "2009-01-01",
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    "name": "CC BY 4.0",
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