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Speculation of what exactly? You're telling me a sentence like this would cause legitimate speculation:

"Supposedly there is no proof that PG is a cold blooded killer but there are no facts to prove otherwise."

Most of that article was stretched assumption & hyperbole, at best.

The only shady thing in all of this is that site forces a pop-up.

Speculation on why the original deal fell through, for example? It's fair to say that speculation has already started, as the original article shows. I presume it has no basis (the fair presumption at this stage), which is why I think it's best for Facebook to just put the facts out there.

Your example is flawed as there is circumstantial evidence here to start speculating from. People aren't making up random ideas, they're filling in gaps. It's not right, but that's what happens when only part of the story is known.

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