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Tarot influencer’s claims in Idaho college murders case spark courtroom reckoning

A Boise federal jury awarded University of Idaho professor Rebecca Scofield $10 million in a defamation case tied to TikTok claims.
Jurors assigned $7.5 million in punitive damages and $2.5 million in compensatory damages to Scofield.
Guillard had posted videos alleging Scofield secretly connected to the killings, claims the court found defamatory.
Scofield chairs the University of Idaho history department and described the emotional toll of online lies.
Authorities said Scofield had no connection to the Idaho killings.
The case underscores online harassment's real-world effects on academics.
Scofield hopes the verdict settles a painful chapter for the Moscow community.
The verdict could influence other online defamation cases tied to high-profile crimes.
Fox News reports the case as part of ongoing coverage of social media’s impact on crime narratives.

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