New York Post Columnist Douglas Murray wins the slander lawsuit against observer

New York Post Columnist Douglas Murray won a Tuesday’s slander request for an article that fake him about “supporting violent racist attacks” during protests against UK immigration last year.

Murray – A conservative, journalist and commentator – achieved victory over Guardian Media Group over a column of August 11, 2024 from Kenan Malik in The Observer who mistakenly attributed Murray’s comments from the months before the UK immigration spread, Murray announced Tuesday X.

“Legal update: Today I gained a big claim for defamation against Guardian Media / Observer (@guardian) for his lazy journalism,” said Murray – a postal columnist who writes about world and American politics, including wars in Ukraine and Gaza. “Last year the newspaper made very serious and false accusations against me, based on uncontrolled claims on social media.”

In the Malik part, he used Murray’s interview with former Australian Prime Minister John Anderson for Israel and Islam – from six months ago – claiming that Murray made comments to migrants during the UK protests that stabbed three young girls.

Malik’s mistake was corrected before the internet was published and a correction was released in the printed Observer edition.

Jurists for the Guardian media group were forced to read a statement in court making the mistake and falsity of Malik’s claims. The exit also agreed to pay damages and legal fees for Murray, the media reported for the first time.

The waves of immigration demonstrations began in the UK last summer after the stabbing of Axel Rudakubana’s three young girls in a Taylor Swift dance class in Southport, England.

False rumors that Rudakubana was a widespread online asylum seeker, aroused increasing tension and promoting protests – which exploded in 27 cities across the United Kingdom around mosque and migrant dwellings.

The police officers made 1,280 arrests during demonstrations and over 200 people were convicted within days in an attempt to extinguish the unrest. Rubakubana was sentenced to at least 52 years after bars.

Guardian Media Group did not immediately return a request for comment on Tuesday afternoon.