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Re:Dominion Voting Systems Sues Rudy Giuliani by tunesmith on Monday January 25, 2021 @03:45PM (#25908577)
You can create a sworn affidavit that says you suspected someone did something evil. It's a true statement that doesn't prove someone did something evil.
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Re:Dominion Voting Systems Sues Rudy Giuliani by purchaceallsus on Monday January 25, 2021 @05:51PM (#25910039)
Did you read the affidavits? They include statements of fact, not just "I felt it was wrong." They can therefore be disproven with material evidence. If they are disproven with material evidence then that person will go to jail.
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Re:Dominion Voting Systems Sues Rudy Giuliani by bena on Monday January 25, 2021 @09:07PM (#25911599)
Only if they knowingly engaged in deception.

They could also just be wrong.

There's a reason why eye-witness testimony is one of the weakest forms of evidence there is.

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Re:Dominion Voting Systems Sues Rudy Giuliani by tunesmith on Monday January 25, 2021 @06:13PM (#25910254)
This does not imply that "If the person does not go to jail, then the person was telling the truth."
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Re:Dominion Voting Systems Sues Rudy Giuliani by purchaceallsus on Monday January 25, 2021 @06:29PM (#25910408)
No but it does make it less likely that they were lying, because of the penalty of jail time.
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