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by leereeves 3500 days ago
Downvotes, seriously?

Because of the actions of their CEO, reddit was falsely telling everyone who viewed the relevant comments:

> Fluid_Mechanics [score hidden] some time ago

> Fuck /u/spez

While knowing that Fluid_Mechanics had not written that.

(Names have been changed to illustrate the point.)

Lying, and a violation of trust, seem like appropriate terms.