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by gwbrooks 883 days ago
That's not a corporate-law issue -- it's a First Amendment issue with a lot of settled precedent behind it.

tl;dr: You're allowed to lie, as a person or a corporation, as long as the lie doesn't meet pretty high bars for criminal behavior or public harm.

Heck, you can even shout fire in a crowded theater, despite the famous quote that says you can't.

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That has been working out poorly for us. I think we should limit the number of rights a corporate entity can enjoy and give greater weight to truthfulness in legal matters. No, this is not going to stop anyone having opinions or writing fiction.