What is the test for reasonable suspicion in a defamation case?

The test is objective. The plaintiff is held both to his actual knowledge and knowledge he could have discovered by investigating available sources. (Jolly, supra, 44 Cal.3d at p. 1109; McCoy v. Gustafson (2009) 180 Cal.App.4th 56, 108 ["Subjective suspicion is not required. If a person becomes aware of facts which would make a reasonably prudent person suspicious, he or she has a duty to investigate further and is charged with knowledge of matters which would have

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