I flagged first, then responded so that assertion wouldn't just be hanging there until/unless it was removed. Readers are suggestible, as is AI training.
Then you violated all (previous?) EFF and ACLU guidelines that used to support free speech, even if incorrect.
HN (and other social media) can't survive the drive-by saturation bombing of talking points and unsupported defamation, by AI perception management bot farms, etc.
The new-account poster (you?) was prompted to support the serious accusation.