Giving false information for publication

Wis. Stat. § 942.03 — under CRIMES AGAINST REPUTATION, PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES.

Wis. Stat. § 942.03

942.03 Giving false information for publication. Whoever, with intent that it be published and that it injure any person, and with knowledge that it is false, communicates to a newspaper, magazine, or other publication any false statement concerning any person or any false and unauthorized advertisement is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. History: 1977 c. 173.