May 2022

Trump’s Use of Phrases Like “Kung Flu” and “China Virus” to Describe Covid-19 Is Not Defamatory

By Alexa Millinger

PUBLISHED IN: MediaLawLetter May 2022

TOPICS : Defamation

The court viewed Trump’s statements as referring to all Asian-Americans with no specific reference to any member of the plaintiff organization that would support a group libel doctrine theory.

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