Someone is Making False Statements About Me on Facebook
My question involves defamation in the state of: Oregon
There's a woman that continues to write false information on Facebook about me and my boyfriend. Making comments about where I work and that I'm having elation with one of my bosses. It's all untrue yet she continues to do it. I've tried to ignore it, but its getting hard to do.
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My question involves defamation in the state of: Oregon
There's a woman that continues to write false information on Facebook about me and my boyfriend. Making comments about where I work and that I'm having elation with one of my bosses. It's all untrue yet she continues to do it. I've tried to ignore it, but its getting hard to do.
She’s writing this stuff on her Facebook page or someone else’s? Who is reading the stuff she posts and what impact has it had on how others deal with you? What efforts, if any, have you made to talk to her about these statements and what was her response. Some additional details might help folks here offer some useful suggestions for you.
You have the option to sue her for defamation if she is making untrue statements of fact about you to other people and either seek monetary damages and/or an injunction to require her to take down the defamatory comments. But that can get expensive, particularly if she decides to put up a fight over it.
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If the content violates Facebook's TOS, you can ask them to take it down.
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If the content violates Facebook's TOS, you can ask them to take it down.
I have done this too. Also, I'm a bartender in a very small town and she posts things on this uncensored page that's for the town. Making statements about me and where I work and the things she's saying are very incriminating and untrue. My bosses know about it and they know it's untrue, but I feel like it could effect their business.
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I have done this too. Also, I'm a bartender in a very small town and she posts things on this uncensored page that's for the town. Making statements about me and where I work and the things she's saying are very incriminating and untrue. My bosses know about it and they know it's untrue, but I feel like it could effect their business.
Then to the extent she is defaming you in your role as a bartender it might also be considered defamation against the business, too. One thing that might work is if you and/or the bar owner(s) get an attorney to send her a letter that points out to her that she’s engaging in defamation and stating that she may be sued for damages over it. A well written letter from a lawyer can sometimes scare the recipient enough to stop engaging in the defamatory comments. It doesn’t always work of course, but it might be worth a try.
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The whole downside is:
- You sue in small claims, win....and then deal with trying to collect.
- You can get a lawyer, file a defamation case, try to prove the damage inflicted....and spent tens of thousands in legal fees.
http://www.ncsl.org/research/telecom...ment-laws.aspx
I've dealt with it before, and dealing with it again from different parties. First time, I had to actually call the State Police and they gave me wording for a warning to the individual.
So...the first time I had what the State Police dictated for me to post, basically "Harassment by Telecommunications is a misdemeanor in (state). Any further incident will result in criminal charges. Any questions, call (Sergeant) at (phone number). Posted it on my page, left it up for a week, and emailed it to his best friend to pass along. Sp check the link I gave you, see what Oregon law reads, or look up Harassment by Telecommunication in Oregon, or call your state police post.
This time: About to post the notice to the latest person. I've already had FB remove a post of hers and they gave her a warning....but...blocked her a few days ago under a new friend request with a slight misspelling of name (can't these 51 years old get a little more original, lol).