ValueSubtracted@startrek.website to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 7 days agoHe followed a debunked conspiracy theory to claim a tax refund. So why did the CRA agree to a $40M payout?www.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down10
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minus-squareValueSubtracted@startrek.websiteOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·7 days agoI don’t think the CBC can say “fraudulently” because fraud is a crime and he hasn’t been charged, let alone convicted. “Allegedly” doesn’t work, because the facts aren’t in dispute. But I agree, “erroneously” also seems wrong. They probably should have just left the adverb out of it.
minus-squaretempest@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 days agoSure they can, the truth is an absolute defense. It doesn’t matter of anyone else does that shit in error, it’s still fraud.
I don’t think the CBC can say “fraudulently” because fraud is a crime and he hasn’t been charged, let alone convicted.
“Allegedly” doesn’t work, because the facts aren’t in dispute.
But I agree, “erroneously” also seems wrong. They probably should have just left the adverb out of it.
Sure they can, the truth is an absolute defense.
It doesn’t matter of anyone else does that shit in error, it’s still fraud.