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[Insomniac's Spider-Man] Could Spider-Man sue Jameson for slander?

In Insomniac's Spider-Man (PS4/PS5), Jameson owns a podcast/radio show called "Just the Facts." He usually discredits Spider-Man frequently and will oftentimes say some extremely outlandish things about him.

For example, he suggests that Spider-Man is in cahoots with his supervillains, such as The Rhino, and has them enact crimes to swoop in and save the day. Jameson seems to think that Spider-Man is a glory-seeker.

Jameson says other things too, like when he talks about Spider-Man having no loved ones. How does Jameson know that? Does he know the man beneath the mask? Granted, Jameson will occasionally say an insightful comment, like how Spider-Man's presence attracts supervillains. I think that's a valid case. Outside of that, though, Jameson is usually slandering Spidey left and right, and even casually admits to being jealous of Peter's abilities.

I got to thinking, could Spider-Man actually sue Jameson for slander? We know that Peter has a secret identity, so it'd be problematic, but Spider-Man can still be considered a legal entity under a court of law.

Thoughts?
gpt
Theoretically, yes. Practically, no.

The main issue is that, under US law, you have to prove the claims are knowingly false for a slander case- true claims cannot be slander, nor can claims made in good faith. Obviously, this poses a problem for Spiderman, because even were he to be allowed to sue as Spiderman, to prove libellous intent he would have to reveal his secret identity, or at least a significant amount of identifying information.

In other commonwealth countries where the accused slanderer has to prove their claim was true or good faith, maybe, but under US law it's simply not worth it- when he has to prove it was slander, any evidence he could put forward would be too risky for the satisfaction it would cause.