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>If you can back up what you’re saying, libel isn’t a concern.

This is not true. The unfortunate reality is that facts _don't_ matter in the realm of public opinion. They never have.

BUT, you're going to say, "I'm talking about libel, which is litigated in the court of law, not public opinion."

If that is indeed your response, I would suggest you might better familiarize yourself with the actual happenings in civil court cases. They can absolutely be just as insane, and they can absolutely act with the same lack of justice we see in other places.

I really wish most people had the type of integrity you're describing, but the uncomfortable reality is that they do not. People are going to believe the thing that makes them feel better, not the thing that is true.