Daily Casefile · Verdict
Broadcast Without Basis
≈ 4 min
On 14 September 2026, during a live broadcast of 'Harlow Falls Live,' host Marcus Platt stated on air that pharmacist Greta Osei had 'been dispensing expired medication to patients at Harlow Falls Community Clinic and covering it up.' Osei denies any wrongdoing and has produced records showing all dispensed stock was within date. Platt claims he received a tip from a credible source and believed it to be true before he went to air. The question before you is whether Platt knowingly broadcast a false claim despite having clear information to the contrary before the broadcast began.
Subject
Marcus Platt, afternoon host of the 2–4 PM show 'Harlow Falls Live'
Charged with Defamation — knowingly broadcasting a false statement of fact that damaged the professional reputation of local pharmacist Greta Osei
The scene
WRVN 103.7 FM, a volunteer-run community radio station in Harlow Falls, Vermont, present day — comprising a live broadcast studio, a producer's booth behind a glass panel, a call-screener's corridor, and a server closet housing the automated broadcast logger.
The witnesses
- Dani Voss — Volunteer call-screener, WRVN 103.7 FM
- Marcus Platt — Afternoon host, WRVN 103.7 FM
- Len Hartley — Volunteer producer, WRVN 103.7 FM
- Rosalind Achebe — Director, Harlow Falls Community Clinic
Play today’s Verdict.
This case first aired on September 26, 2026. A fresh verdict runs every morning — same rules, five minutes, one solution.