[Nateman]

You can't yell fire in a crowded theater, unless there is a fire. The issue is fraud. The Government does have a compelling interest in preventing fraud. (Or at least a good government does)

[denydenydeny]

You can't yell fire in a crowded theater, unless there is a fire.

That's the heart of the issue. If the lie is now protected speech, then all criminal laws against fraud will have to disappear. Along with any civil penalties for libel and slander.

What a buffoon.

[mainsail that]

“You can’t yell fire in a crowded theater, unless there is a fire. The issue is fraud. The Government does have a compelling interest in preventing fraud. (Or at least a good government does)”

What fraud? People lie about their jobs, money, women, this and that. If they use the lie to scam someone then charge them with fraud.

Yelling fire causes deaths and inconveniences an entire town, from moviegoers to the fire department.