The Damaging Impact of Giuliani's Defamatory Claims on Election Workers

An expert witness testified in the defamation trial against Rudy Giuliani, stating that his defamatory claims had a significant, negative, and long-lasting impact on the reputations of plaintiffs Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, who are widely associated with claims of election fraud. The witness, Ashlee Humphreys, analyzed the impressions Giuliani's statements had across various media platforms and estimated that a reputational repair campaign would cost between $17.8 million and $47.4 million. Giuliani's lawyer questioned the need for such a campaign and suggested that no campaign could successfully convince Americans that the election wasn't stolen.