The difference between Defamation and False light
When used as nouns, defamation means the act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral, whereas false light means a point of view resulting in a misleading or inaccurate representation of a person, situation, or fact.
check bellow for the other definitions of Defamation and False light
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Defamation as a noun:
The act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another.
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False light as a noun (idiomatic, countable):
A point of view resulting in a misleading or inaccurate representation of a person, situation, or fact.
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False light as a noun (legal, uncountable):
A cause of action arising under the common law where a person is portrayed in a way which, while not technically false, is misleading and likely to cause embarrassment to that person.