# Misogyny, victim-blaming, and the board culture (yet again)

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> [@galen\_ubal](#):
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> Probably because those who lie about being abused are exceptionally rare.

I don’t consider 8% to count as \*exceptionally \*rare, and that appears to be the number the FBI consider provably false. It’s enough, in my opinion, to cast doubt on any unsupported claim, and something that, again in my opinion, actual victims should be furious about. This is not, of course, victim blaming, as these people lying about being raped are not victims.

[BBC article with statistics and further links](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45565684).

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