false light
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“Defendants have caused Plaintiffs reputational and financial harm, public embarrassment, unfairly tarnished their business reputations, portrayed them in a false light, and negatively affected President Trump, and the other Plaintiffs’ public standing,” the lawsuit said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026
He is suing Kardashian for libel, slander, intentional infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy, negligence and representing him in false light.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2025
Since being fired, Jones has been defamed, placed in a false light and damaged professionally and personally, Thompson said.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2022
Rachel Williams — a victim of con artist Anna Sorokin, whose story became the Netflix true-crime series “Inventing Anna” — is suing the streamer for defamation and false light invasion of privacy.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2022
The gods were cruel to let a man sail across half the world, then send him chasing a false light when he was almost home.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
