Some false statements communicated to others are presumed by law to be harmful to the person about whom they were made, so no proof of harm is required to win such a defamation suit.

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This statement is true. These false statements are known as defamation per se and they include false statements about a person's criminal activity, sexual behavior, professional misconduct or incompetence, and false statements that a person has a contagious disease. In these cases, the law presumes that the statements are inherently harmful and no proof of actual harm is required.

Some False Statements Communicated to Others Are Presumed by Law