Jerry costello, a politician, met with the editorial board of the newspaper and stated that he would not raise taxes if elected. the local newspaper supported costello and published an editorial stating that costello would not raise taxes. costello won the election. at his first board meeting, katz moved to raise taxes. that prompted the following editorial from a citizen: "costello blew his first chance. jerry costello lied to us. there's no nicer way to put it; he simply lied. and when he lied to us, he lied to you. some leader! you couldn't tell him from any other politician in the bunch. he did absolutely nothing to protect your interests. to say we're disappointed is too mild; we're jerry costello asked for a chance to prove himself and, in his very first meeting, he blew it. just think, we've got two more years of the costello brand of lying leadership. doesn't that thrill you? " at trial, the defendant testified that he believed he had been lied to. if costello sued the newspaper, what would be the likely result?