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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
It seems to me most rumours are really just assumptions. Sometimes they are based on sound assumptions and end up being accurate, and sometimes not. ...
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This is incorrect. A speculation by an analyst or commentator is OK as long as they are framed as thoughts. Rumours that are aired publicly as rumours, must have a valid source. If challenged legally, someone spreading a speculation represented as a rumour could be sued and would have to name their source to the court. As we all know, a few posters on this forum have been sued by Brian Burke for spreading false reputation-damaging rumours. These posters were only forum users. Imagine a publicly-known figure spreading false unsubstantiated rumors that might hurt billion-dollar corporations.
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Last edited by CaptainYooh; 06-23-2021 at 12:34 PM.
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