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Search Sophie Hartman's name online and you'll get a glimpse at the nightmare this mom faced for years. Called a liar and an attention seeker for trying to get treatment for her daughter's case of alternating hemiplegia of childhood. Hartman was charged.

The officials with the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office tell me the evidence was not there for a felony case and it got dropped down to district court where it was eventually dismissed. Now in a lawsuit that I obtained, attorneys look to clear Hartman's name by targeting the people who they say made this mom out to be a villain.

The officials with the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office tell me the evidence was not there for a felony case and it got dropped down to district court where it was eventually dismissed. Now in a lawsuit that I obtained, attorneys look to clear Hartman's name by targeting the people who they say made this mom out to be a villain.

The officials with the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office tell me the evidence was not there for a felony case and it got dropped down to district court where it was eventually dismissed. Now in a lawsuit that I obtained, attorneys look to clear Hartman's name by targeting the people who they say made this mom out to be a villain.

The suit names employees of the Department of Children, Youth and Families, the Renton Police Department, Washington's court-appointed special advocates, and Seattle Children's Hospital.

The suit names employees of the Department of Children, Youth and Families, the Renton Police Department, Washington's court-appointed special advocates, and Seattle Children's Hospital.

The suit names employees of the Department of Children, Youth and Families, the Renton Police Department, Washington's court-appointed special advocates, and Seattle Children's Hospital.

Maybe Charlie Kirk is on the college campus.

Maybe Charlie Kirk is on the college campus.

Is it a crime to insult somebody in public?

Is it a crime to insult somebody in public?

And it's a crime to insult them online as well? Yes.

And it's a crime to insult them online as well? Yes.

Why?

Why?

If somebody posts something that's not true, And then somebody else reposts it or likes it.

If somebody posts something that's not true, And then somebody else reposts it or likes it.

It's 6.01 on a Tuesday morning, and we were with state police as they raided this apartment in northwest Germany. Inside, six armed officers searched the suspect's home, then seized his laptop and cell phone. Prosecutors say those electronics may have been used to commit a crime. The crime, posting a racist cartoon online.

It's 6.01 on a Tuesday morning, and we were with state police as they raided this apartment in northwest Germany. Inside, six armed officers searched the suspect's home, then seized his laptop and cell phone. Prosecutors say those electronics may have been used to commit a crime. The crime, posting a racist cartoon online.

At the exact same time across Germany, more than 50 similar raids played out. Part of what prosecutors say is a coordinated effort to curb online hate speech in Germany.