New York Post columnist Douglas Murray won a libel claim Tuesday over an article that falsely accused him of “supporting violent racist attacks” during anti-immigration protests in the UK last year.
Murray — a conservative author, journalist and commentator — clinched the victory against the Guardian Media Group over an Aug. 11, 2024 column by Kenan Malik in The Observer which mistakenly attributed Murray’s comments from months prior to the widespread unrest surrounding immigration in the UK last summer, Murray announced on X Tuesday.
“Legal update: Today I won a major libel claim against Guardian Media / Observer (@guardian) for its lazy journalism,” said Murray — a Post columnist who writes about world and American politics, including the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. “Last year the paper made very serious and false accusations against me, based on unchecked claims on social media.”
In Malik’s piece, he used Murray’s interview with former Deputy Australian Prime Minister John Anderson about Israel and Islam — from six months earlier — claiming that Murray made the comments about migrants during the UK’s protests that erupted after the stabbing of three young girls.
Malik’s error was corrected before the piece published online and a correction was issued in the Observer’s print edition.
Lawyers for the Guardian Media Group were forced to read a statement in court copping to the error and falsity of Malik’s claims. The outlet also agreed to pay damages and legal fees to...
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