ɪn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪtiːn, mˈæk dˈɑːnəld ænd hˈɑːɹvɪst fˈaɪld ɐ lˈaɪbəl lˈɔːsuːt ɐɡˈɛnst ðɪ ˈɛlɪfənts dˈɛt blˈɑːɡɚz ɹˈaɪən mˈæhoʊni ænd skˈɑːt bɹˈaɪənt, ænd ɐɡˈɛnst dʒˈɜːnəlˌɪst dʒˈuːli ɹˈɔɪz.
In October 2018, MacDonald and Harvest filed a libel lawsuit against The Elephant's Debt bloggers Ryan Mahoney and Scott Bryant, and against journalist Julie Roys.