From the article ...
The specific headlines Moore's lawsuit cites include "GOP nightmare as Alabama's Roy Moore signals he might run again" and "If Alabamans vote for Roy Moore, they deserve Doug Jones."
Forget about the politics, and the political figures involved. What is it about these two headlines that is: (1) defamatory, and/or (2) a "false allegation"?
“What is it about these two headlines...”
Are we sure the headlines are what he is suing over? Might have been the content of the articles and this story just only mentions the headlines.
Because this will provide capital to sue the other players.
The Washington Examiner has become antiTrump garbage except for a few columnists. Like the National Review, the Washington Examiner has choosen dark over light and it will never ever recover.
Maybe you are misdiagnosing the intent here. The first thing I thought was “pour encourager les autres.”