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Re:Judge Orders Twitter to Unmask FBI Impersonator Who Set O... by google234123 on Wednesday October 07, 2020 @10:06PM (#24714906)
That's what the law says. You may also surprised to hear that you can't lie under oath.
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Re:Judge Orders Twitter to Unmask FBI Impersonator Who Set O... by lurquer on Wednesday October 07, 2020 @11:59PM (#24715613)
That’s not true.

Your are confusing lying under oath with the crime of perjury.

The false statement, standing alone, is not actionable... it is merely one of several elements that make up the crime of perjury.

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Re:Judge Orders Twitter to Unmask FBI Impersonator Who Set O... by ianleeclark on Thursday October 08, 2020 @02:31AM (#24716455)
The false statement can't stand alone, it's always under a specific historical context.
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