[notus]

It was because you have to prove defamation and nothing bad happened to the guy as a result of what Musk said, so hard to prove they were defamed.

[dresstotheleft]

In most jurisdictions there is something called defamation per se, which automatically presumes damages. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_defamation_law#D...

[cookie_monsta]

Defamation is the act of harming somebody's reputation. All that needs to be proven is that there was one more person who thought he was a pedo as a result of Musk's statements.