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In a precedent-setting decision from Yukon, Canada, the Connective Support Society was awarded $50,000 in damages after a former employee launched a sustained defamation campaign across Facebook. Over 90 posts were published over an 18-month period, targeting the nonprofit with false and harmful claims. The court issued a permanent injunction, citing the emotional harm and … Read more
When defamation claims collapse under the weight of a claimant’s own digital footprint, courts take notice. In this expanded ruling, the UK court dismissed Mohammed Hijab’s case against The Spectator and Douglas Murray, citing his combative testimony, manufactured financial claims, and reputationally damaging videos. The judgment underscores a growing legal trend: credibility is no longer … Read more
Dominion Voting Systems reached a $67 million settlement with Newsmax, resolving a defamation lawsuit over false claims about the 2020 U.S. presidential election. The case, originally filed for $1.6 billion, accused Newsmax of knowingly broadcasting conspiracy theories that damaged Dominion’s reputation. The settlement will be paid in three installments over two years, and follows Dominion’s … Read more
On August 5, 2025, the Observer Media Group won a defamation case against YouTuber Mohammed Hijab, who had claimed that an article about the 2022 Leicester riots caused reputational and financial harm. The judge found Hijab’s testimony “combative and argumentative,” and ruled that his own videos were “at least as reputationally damaging to him as … Read more
When emotional tone collides with legal scrutiny, facts win. In this landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of Western Australia ordered Brittany Higgins to pay $315,000 in damages to former Senator Linda Reynolds for defamatory social media posts. The court found malice, rejected conspiracy claims, and emphasized that emotional narratives—however compelling—do not override factual accountability. This … Read more