Defamation law is a branch of law that deals with protecting people’s reputations from false and damaging statements. It is a civil wrong (tort) that occurs when someone makes a false statement of fact about another person or entity that causes harm to that person or entity’s reputation. Defamation law provides a legal remedy for those whose reputations have been harmed by false statements.

Defamation law is based on the idea that people have a right to protect their reputations from false