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Gurvinderpal Singh has been removed from the internet in Tik Tok videos and has since been found to be slanderous.
Viral Tik Tok videos that landed his creators in court after a jury found him slandering his builder could cost Melbourne man more than $1 million.
GurvinderPal Singh was not satisfied with Singh Homes, who had hired him to establish Truganina residences, including Tik Tok and Facebook, including Tik Tok and Facebook.
A county court jury found Mr. Singer, who had nothing to do with the construction company, maliciously tried to harm the builder with untrue comments.
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The video Mr Singer posted on Tik Tok attracted about 220,000 views, while the sly builder Melbourne Facebook page attracted 50,000 followers – and the reader’s comments were also slandered by the jury.
The court transcript shows that Mr Singh’s false claims were made against Singh’s house after the builder terminated the contract, which was related to Mr Singh’s non-payment.
The builders have now canceled the untrue major harm claims, including their impending insolvency.
With the jury in favor of Singh Homes, County Court Judge Julie Clayton will be asked to assess damages and legal costs for builders next month that could exceed $1 million.
Daman Anand, managing director of Singh Homes, said the false statement “very very, very hard – like everything, our reputation over the years, has gone away”.
“Hopefully, now we can restore housing, especially in the case of a jury’s ruling, which will give our clients confidence that they can trust Singh’s house,” Anand said.
Singh Homes displays property in Truganina. Builders are working to rebuild their reputation after Tiktok’s viral video slander.
While he doesn’t want people to lose confidence in providing online reviews, he says it’s important to help people decide to connect with specific builders, Mr Anand said it’s important to do so based on facts.
“It’s a win for us, but it’s a win for all businesses that are unfairly affected by the fake social media movement,” Anand said.
Singh Homes has been operating for 16 years, employing more than 50 employees and typically builds hundreds of homes each year.
It has collected a range of awards for custom homes, including $1.5 million to $2 million for custom homes in 2024.
Barrister Justin Castellan appeared for the builder during the trial and told the jury that Mr Singh had performed poorly against Singh.
“This is an important situation because the jury sent a clear message to all social media users that lies-based Tik Tok, Facebook and Google comments cannot be used as weapons to undermine hard-working businesses,” Mr Castellan said.
“People have been using social media and relying on social media. They rely on some piece of information and believe it. We all have a responsibility to not post lies; if there is no complete story, we don’t post small summary, which helps misleading, harmful and defamatory information. Publishing lies. Publishing lies has implications. Abuse of social media has implications.”
Sutton Lawrence King lawyer Adam Zuchowski acted for Singh’s house, including requesting the removal of these posts from the internet – Mr Singh adhered to the post.
Singh HOMES won the HIA Award in Victoria last year for unrelated property.
Mr Zuchowski said the case was unusual, especially because it was tried with a jury, which he believed was the first decision in the country to be related to a malicious campaign by businesses involving Tiktok.
No social media companies were appointed as defendants at trial.
Mr Zuchowski said the jury’s findings showed a malicious campaign to harm the risks posed by businesses to social media users.
“This shows that you have to be cautious about online reviews,” Mr Zuchowski said.
“If you go to Tiktok and say I had a bad meal at a restaurant, that’s fine, as long as it’s true.
“So you don’t need to scratch everything you write on social media. But you do need to be real and give full and authentic photos there.”
Singh Homes has built luxury custom properties like this display property in Wollert.
Eimad Daniel, who represents Mr Singh, said his comments would be restricted until the court dates originally scheduled for August 18 and 19.
“Among other issues to be identified, the hearing will determine any serious harm factor that the plaintiff must establish in the defamation case before seeking damage, even if the plaintiff is able to determine that he/she has been defamed.”
“The case is obviously important regarding the use of social media to comment on businesses because it can affect the way people comment on services or products they receive.”
Mr Zuchowski said after Singh’s claims appeared online, they will claim that many clients have suspended plans to build a home with Singh Homes.
So far, he said, the huge legal costs involved in the case will be sought to exceed $1 million.
He noted that online claims that liquidators are coming for builders were particularly harmed in the context of bankrupt major builders, and when the case returns to court next month, they will claim that many potential buyers have gone away.
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