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[–] koavf@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Looks likely he would have been convicted, especially considering the whole suicide thing??

Basically the same thing, calling it misinformation implies its creating a perception of the incident that is unwarranted, where I would disagree that the distinction has any merit

[–] koavf@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I am genuinely disappointed that on an ostensibly science-related message board I see comments along the lines “this isn’t actually true, but it kinda-sorta is, therefore, inaccurate claims somehow aren't misinformation”. If all kinds of counter-factual things were true, then all kinds of things would be true: what is the point of this hand-waving to defend something that is riddled with untruths? Also, with whom did he purportedly share these documents? In 22 words, this person got no fewer than two things wrong and you are carrying water for what reason?

[–] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Law is not science, it's politics. This is a political distinction, not a matter of the laws of reality

Their comment wasn't a dissertation, i didn't expect extreme precision, I'm defending the spirit in which I believe that comment was posted, because I agree with it, simple as