QUESTION
Is there any legal recourse if someone posts falsely about you on Facebook?
Asked on Dec 12th, 2013 on Civil Litigation - Wisconsin
More details to this question:
The person posted that I sent them a message that is filled with racial slurs and is very horrible. I did not send it. There is a high possibility of backlash against my family and myself.
1 ANSWER
You can sue this person for libel. There are certain types of defamatory statements which are considered defamatory per se, that is, you don't have to prove that they caused you monetary damages in order to recover for defamation. I can't tell whether the false statements this person made about you would fall into this category in Wisconsin. If not, you will have to prove that the statements caused you to suffer direct monetary damages in order to recover.
Answered on Dec 12th, 2013 at 5:48 PM