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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Yup, because the burden of proof is on the one who made the claim. But that only allows us to say the text is not necessarily true.

When you say the op is lying, that's a new claim, where the burden of proof is on you.