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In the United States if someone makes a false statement about you, comminicates that statement to a third party, and that statement can or has caused financial harm, you can reocover damages in court. If there are similar laws in your country. it's probably worth sending a demand letter to cover the time wasted on investigation.

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I think monotype would argue they only sent the message to the company they were shaking down.

Of course, LinkedIn’s ToS might beg to differ. I wonder if the bar is worded like a big and statement like you said, or if the disclosure to the third party has to be part of the chain of harm or something (and what precedent says).

There are multiple relevant elements to defamation in the US: https://www.thefire.org/research-learn/defamation-and-first-...

What 3rd party was involved here?

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