# Accusations of Lying **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 4, 2021, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accusations-of-lying/941387 "2021-05-04T19:22:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accusations-of-lying/941387/5 "2021-05-04T19:35:09Z")
As I’m not 100% sure of this, I did some digging. In a much more recent ATMB thread it appears calling someone a liar is equivalent to insulting them. I’m basing the above on this thread from last June. > [@Does accusing someone of lying violate the rules if the person did, in fact, lie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-accusing-someone-of-lying-violate-the-rules-if-the-person-did-in-fact-lie/855232): > > This is a completely hypothetical, curious question, not related to anything that’s happened yet in real life on the Dope: Suppose John Doe the Doper (…John Doeper?) claims, “I have never supported Joseph Stalin in any way or form on this message board” and then another Doper chimes in, “well, you’re lying, because just last week, you did in fact support Stalin…” and proceeds to link to a cite of an SDMB post by John Doeper in which he did, indeed, say, “I support Joseph Stalin”…does that still… _ **As always, the Pit would be an exception.** _ **ETA** : _Sorry, have to add._ Avoid any question on the subject and just let the other poster know that they’re incorrect about what the posted and let them provide the proof to back it up. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accusations-of-lying/941387)._