defamatory
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"Fifa president Gianni Infantino strongly denies these allegations, and they are categorically untrue. Any insinuation of inappropriate conduct or violation of statutes or regulations is defamatory," a Fifa spokesman told the Telegraph.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
The court found that while one of Wilson's 2024 Instagram posts had suggested MacInnes "changed her story about feeling uncomfortable about what happened in the bathroom", this was not defamatory and was also "substantially true".
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Meta said it has protections to prevent Muse Image from making content that violates its policies, including violent, sexual or defamatory images.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
"If you did indeed make these vile and defamatory statements, stand behind them," he said in a new post on X. "If you did not make them, deny it."
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Whatever there is defamatory that is said about Lucretia concerns the years before this marriage while she was living at Rome up to the age of twenty-three.
From The Century of Columbus by James J. Walsh
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