# Race, Racism and Such

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**Created:** [April 28, 2016, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/race-racism-and-such/753346 "2016-04-28T15:58:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 3, 2016, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/race-racism-and-such/753346/146 "2016-05-03T19:53:31Z")

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> [@Does "Deliberately Distorted" = "Lied"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-deliberately-distorted-lied/722598/27):
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> Just for the record. Calling out on someone for lying is only a rule in Great Debates.  
> It’s discouraged in other forums, but there’s no actual rule for it in any other forum outside of GD and doing something akin to calling “bullshit” on something that is, indeed, dubious isn’t forbidden.

This may be what you’re thinking of - though it applies to Elections forum too.

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