[header] How to defend against false light claims [title] Distinguish " false light " from defamation. [step] In a defamation lawsuit, the plaintiff alleges that you defamed them by publishing information that is false. In a false light claim, however, the information does not need to be false. 
Rather, the information (even if true) can be presented in such a way that it creates a false impression. [substeps] For example, it is probably defamation to state falsely that a person murdered her mother.