The City of Canning mayor has won $250,000 in damages after the Supreme Court found a ratepayer published a fake Facebook post falsely portraying him endorsing a Federal MP, as part of an “obsessive” smear campaign to paint him as corrupt.
Canning mayor wins $250,000 payout over defamatory Facebook posts
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Source: smh.com.au
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