false light
Example Sentences
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“Defendants have caused Plaintiffs reputational and financial harm, public embarrassment, unfairly tarnished their business reputations, portrayed them in a false light, and negatively affected President Trump, and the other Plaintiffs’ public standing,” the lawsuit said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026
District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, naming the previously anonymous woman and accusing her of “ongoing attempted extortion,” defamation, false light invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of emotional distress “through outrageous conduct.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2024
Rachel Williams — a victim of con artist Anna Sorokin, whose story became the Netflix true-crime series “Inventing Anna” — is suing the streamer for defamation and false light invasion of privacy.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2022
Following a trial in January, a jury in the state of Georgia sided with Cardi B, holding Kebe liable for defamation, false light, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2022
The gods were cruel to let a man sail across half the world, then send him chasing a false light when he was almost home.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
