How can I prove a defamation claim?

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In order to prove a defamation claim you must prove that a certain person either made statements which would be slander, or that somebody wrote certain statements about you. Many times that's very easy to prove. You must prove that those statements are false, and that they were intended to harm you, and that they were made without justification. You also must prove that you sustained damages. Now, the damages could be in the form of humiliation, hurt feelings. They can also be in the form of loss of business if the defamatory statements were made with the intent to make you lose business. That's how you go about proving damages in a defamation lawsuit.