defamatory
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In September, WLF announced on X that it suspected Sun of “misappropriation of other holders’ funds,” which Sun calls “a false and defamatory claim that World Liberty has never proven.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
Statements made by Essex Police said to be about Daily Telegraph journalist Allison Pearson could be defamatory, a High Court judge has ruled.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
Cizeron, who is competing in next month's Milan-Cortina Winter Games with a new partner, has denounced "defamatory remarks" and is considering legal action.
From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026
In response, Lizza said at the time: “Dating a woman for several months after working together is not misconduct, and it was absurd and defamatory for The New Yorker to have stated otherwise.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
But it is not enough that the writer of defamatory articles himself knows that they are true, unless he is able to produce, when required, competent legal proof of their truth.
From The Style Book of The Detroit News by News, The Detroit
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