Keyword is “truthful” — not saying the OP is lying, but mistakes, misunderstandings, etc. happen all the time, especially in stressful situations. Further, winning in court is not free and anyone is legally allowed to bring lawsuit against another; they even have a name and laws against them in many jurisdictions:

Strategic lawsuit against public participation https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_lawsuit_against_pu...

My point is OP given the situation should speak to an attorney.

As for your points, they’re specific to the US, set of assumptions, etc — which you didn’t even clearly articulate in your comment and created what appears to be a throwaway account to respond to a single comment. Impressive.