The Federal Court has awarded $875,000 in damages against a
person who posted "vile" unfounded conspiracy theories
online, after the victim initiated a defamation case.
National Party MP Anne Webster, who is based in Mildura in
northern Victoria, discovered she and her husband, along with the
charity they'd founded, were targeted by a woman making false
claims about them on Facebook.
Woman sued for posting false and defamatory conspiracy theories
online
Ms Karen Brewer, an online conspiracy theorist, had posted
statements in 2020 alleging that Ms Webster, her husband and their
charity, Zoe Support (which helps young mothers), were part of a
secret criminal conspiracy involving child abuse.
