There is a very great difference between an “I believe that” opinion and a “declarative statement” that someone “is” something.
Can be the grounds for a libel suit. I know of one such case that I worked on where someone who should have known better left out a “clarifying” word or two and got sued by a hardcore leftist wacko attorney. Took years to settle.
If you want to “say what they/I believe”, go ahead, but think “smart” about what you will say. Say something unprovable and you will look like a fool.
I’ve been a writer for 45 years and never sued. I take “accuracy” very seriously.
“There is a very great difference between an “I believe that” opinion and a “declarative statement” that someone “is” something.”
Of course there is a difference, but this person in the audience is citing his opinion. I doubt that he is going to get sued. Is Obama going to sue him? I don’t think so. I’d love to see Obama try and sue him and someone take the guy’s case and put on a defense showing why the man thinks Obama is a Muslim. And what would be the grounds for suing? According to the media and Obama being a Muslim is great, as it is one of the greatest religions in the world.
>> I take “accuracy” very seriously <<
Not needed anymore. Worship of the Great Leader has replaced bourgeois values like accuracy.