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Idaho Police discuss professor suing TikTok cyber sleuth for defamation

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TikTok personality Ashley Guillard, who claims to be able to solve crimes in her videos, has recently had a lawsuit filed against her by an academic who says Guillard has defamed her.

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  1. BizPac Review

    Idaho professor slaps tarot-reading TikToker with lawsuit over heinous murder allegation (opens BizPac Review)

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    A University of Idaho professor has sued a TikToker who's been claiming she's involved in the killings of four university students.

  2. NBC News

    Idaho professor sues TikToker over allegations about killing of 4 university students (opens NBC News)

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    The federal lawsuit from a University of Idaho history professor accuses the TikToker of defamation and says the videos with the allegations have been viewed millions of times.

  3. Foxla

    Idaho murders: University professor sues TikTok cyber-sleuth who accused her of campus killings (opens Foxla)

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    A history professor at the University of Idaho is suing a cyber-sleuth for defamation after the would-be detective accused her of involvement in the campus slayings last month.

  4. The Guardian

    Professor sues TikTok sleuth for linking her to Idaho students’ murders (opens The Guardian)

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    Rebecca Scofield said a TikTok user spread baseless and false claims linking her to the November slayings of four students

  5. NBC News

    TikTok user sued by Idaho professor for defamation surrounding death of college students (opens NBC News)

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    A University of Idaho professor is suing a TikTok user for defamation after the creator has wrongly accused her of being involved in the unsolved killings of four college students. The lawsuit says the creator has published dozens of videos tarnishing the professor’s reputation.

  6. Washington Examiner

    University of Idaho professor sues TikTok tarot card reader who accused her of murder (opens Washington Examiner)

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    A University of Idaho professor sued a TikTok user famous for using tarot cards purportedly to "solve" murders after she accused the professor of ordering the killing of four University of Idaho students.

  7. CBS News

    Professor sues TikToker who accused her in University of Idaho murders (opens CBS News)

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    The chair of the university's history department filed a federal defamation lawsuit last week against the TikTok user Ashley Guillard.

  8. Townhall

  9. Newsweek

    Idaho Police discuss professor suing TikTok cyber sleuth for defamation (opens Newsweek)

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    TikTok personality Ashley Guillard, who claims to be able to solve crimes in her videos, has recently had a lawsuit filed against her by an academic who says Guillard has defamed her.

  10. BizPac Review

    Idaho police: Professor suing TikTok tarot reader for defamation not linked to case (opens BizPac Review)

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    After a TikTok influencer alleged that a professor was behind the murder of 4 U. of Idaho students, police gave their official take.

  11. NBC News

    Police rule out Idaho professor suing TikToker over allegations in student slayings (opens NBC News)

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    University of Idaho professor Rebecca Scofield is attempting to clear her name after baseless claims were made by a TikTok user, Ashley Guillard, a self-proclaimed internet sleuth and Tarot card reader.

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