Online Defamation

The act of saying false things to

destroy someone’s reputation, through
the use of media.
Effects of defamation

 loss of job

 loss of
reputation

 humiliation

 humiliation
Does doing this make’s
you happy?….
Ruining someone’s dignity to other
people….
Making that person
bad, in the eyes
of everybody…
Defamation of Character in the Workplace
Another common form of defamation is in the
workplace, which causes harm to a present or
former employee’s reputation, character, or career
opportunities.
 Just remember that defamation not only
has the ability to impact your personal
life but your professional one as well.
In order to do so, it must be proven that
these losses resulted from the defamatory
statement.
 
Lower monetary damages may be awarded if
it can be proven that the plaintiff had a
poor reputation before the alleged
defamatory statements were made. A court
also may order a retraction of the
statement. Rules vary from state to state.