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Recent Examples of defamation Trump previously reached a $15 million defamation settlement with ABC News over on-air comments by George Stephanopoulos. Morgan Kromer, The Washington Examiner, 30 June 2025 Multiple Republicans have faced defamation claims, obstruction charges and conspiracy allegations over unfounded objections to Arizona election results in recent years. Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 30 June 2025 The week’s biggest stories Newsom sues Fox News for defamation The governor’s demand for $787 million in punitive damages places him at the forefront of the political proxy war between Democrats and Republicans over the press. Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025 That's the same amount Fox agreed to pay in 2023 to settle a defamation lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems. Arkansas Online, 28 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for defamation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for defamation
libel
Noun
  • On New Year’s Eve, Baldoni sued The New York Times for $250 million for libel over their initial story about Lively’s allegations.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 2 May 2025
  • This group also advises on libel, intellectual property, and other concerns relating to content.
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 1 May 2025

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“Defamation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defamation. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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