An ad from Vice President Kamala Harris features a Pennsylvania farming couple who say they are "lifelong Republicans" but are voting for Harris. Social media users, citing a video from an Australian news site, falsely claim the couple are "actors" and Democratic donors. The news site has corrected its report.
Can they sue them for defamation?
No idea, but it’s pretty scummy how the republicans can ruin so many people’s lives just by making their crazy claims.
I would, especially because of the harassment they suffered as a result of the false claim