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Burden of Proof

What is it?

Saying that the burden of proof lies not with the person making the claim, but with someone else to disprove.

Why is it bad?

The burden of proof lies with the user making a claim in chat, and is not upon the mods or other users to disprove. The inability to disprove a wild claim does not render it valid.

Example in Chat

@conspiracy_nutToday at 1:00 AM

Discord staff are definitely listening to all our private voice calls. Prove to me that they aren't!